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<div>Hello regarding the mirror ball phtooshop filters. COuld you upload some sample files for the text cap and also upload the filter which gives the option for small medium and large? The one you uploaded doesnt have that option.<br />
<br />
Thank you<br />
<br />
KieranMullen<br />
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Hi Kieran<br />
<br />
Feel free to download the PS action file(.atn) and alter it to your needs.&lt;br /&gt;<br />
The action set's are provided as is and won't be altererd by me to anyone needs.&lt;br /&gt;<br />
&lt;br /&gt;<br />
Best regards&lt;br /&gt;<br />
&lt;br /&gt;<br />
&lt;small&gt;--[[User:Pitdavos|Pitdavos]] 12:06, 27 December 2007 (CET)&lt;/small&gt;<br />
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----</div>Pitdavoshttp://wiki.panotools.org/Adding_a_nadir_cap_(mirror_ball)Adding a nadir cap (mirror ball)2007-12-27T10:54:04Z<p>Pitdavos: Layout corrections</p>
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<div>I wrote a Photoshop action that produces these mirror spheres below out from<br />
an equirectangular panorama. &lt;br /&gt;<br />
As you can see are three sizes available.&lt;br /&gt;<br />
&lt;br /&gt;<br />
[[Image:Mirrorball_small.jpg]] [[Image:Mirrorball_big.jpg]] [[Image:Mirrorball_xxl.jpg]]&lt;br /&gt;<br />
&lt;br /&gt;<br />
&lt;br /&gt;<br />
Small covers 5% ,Big 8% and XXL 12% of panorama height (equirectangular projection)&lt;br /&gt;<br />
Below you can see the region that will be covered with the mirrorball.&lt;br /&gt;<br />
&lt;br /&gt;<br />
[[Image:Mirrorball_pano.jpg]]&lt;br /&gt;<br />
&lt;br /&gt;<br />
&lt;br /&gt;<br />
Here the action set in Photoshop:&lt;br /&gt;<br />
[[Image:Mirrorball_action.jpg]]&lt;br /&gt;<br />
&lt;br /&gt;<br />
&lt;br /&gt;<br />
Download the Photoshop action here:&lt;br /&gt;<br />
[[Media:cap.atn]]<br />
&lt;br /&gt;<br />
&lt;br /&gt;<br />
A similar action with text:&lt;br /&gt;<br />
[[Media:cap_text.atn]]<br />
&lt;br /&gt;<br />
&lt;br /&gt;<br />
For a flexible nadir cap which can be streched to your needs:&lt;br /&gt;<br />
[[Media:CapFlex.atn]]<br />
&lt;br /&gt;<br />
&lt;br /&gt;<br />
Don't know how to install a Photoshop action?&lt;br /&gt;<br />
Take a look at [[How to install actions in Photoshop]]<br />
&lt;br /&gt;<br />
&lt;br /&gt;<br />
&lt;br /&gt;<br />
'''Worklflow'''&lt;br /&gt;<br />
1.) Open equirectangular / psphere image in Photoshop&lt;br /&gt;<br />
2.) Run desired action (small / big / xxl))&lt;br /&gt;<br />
3.) Save as....&lt;br /&gt;<br />
4.) Finished&lt;br /&gt;<br />
&lt;br /&gt;<br />
&lt;br /&gt;<br />
[[User:Pitdavos|Peter Nyfeler]] (Pitdavos)<br />
[[Category:Tutorial:Nice to know]]</div>Pitdavoshttp://wiki.panotools.org/HeadsHeads2006-12-26T13:35:00Z<p>Pitdavos: /* Reviews */</p>
<hr />
<div>== Off the shelf ==<br />
<br />
There are a number of panoramic tripod heads on the market, at widely varying prices.<br />
<br />
=== Agnos ===<br />
<br />
[http://www.agnos.com Agnos] - Italian manufacturer of panoramic heads and accesories for panoramic photography. I bought an adapter for my fc-e9 fisheye adapter and it is very well built and of a good quality. They will also release (if they didn't yet) a new solution for creating a spherical pano out of 3 pics taken at 120 degrees each with a DSLR rotated at 45 degrees (!).<br />
<br />
=== Bogen/Manfrotto 303SPH ===<br />
<br />
A more expensive option is the Bogen/Manfrotto 303SPH, a large, but well made head. It could double as a boat anchor! I (Rick) have the 303SPH and the Agnos mentioned below. Bogen has a site dedicated to their line of pano heads [http://www.manfrotto.com/303SPH/ Manfrotto 303SPH Mini-Site]. Some users complain that the head sags - I have not experienced this. This head can be used with virtually any lens / camera combination. I used to use it with the FC-E9 fisheye, but the head left too large of a footprint in the image. &lt;small&gt;--[[User:Add360.com|Add360.com]] 03:21, 7 Nov 2005 (EST)&lt;/small&gt;<br />
<br />
=== Jasper ===<br />
<br />
For me, the [http://www.stereoscopy.com/jasper/panorama.html Jasper Engineering] head has been an excellent value. At about $200, it's strong enough for serious 35mm or comparable digital cameras, which can be used horizontally or (with the included adapter) vertically. [[Nodal Point]] correction is horizontal and covers a variety of focal lengths as long as (I'm guessing) 135mm or more. Like so many heads, a bubble level is included, but hard to read when the head is set up at eye level. The builder will add custom touches very reasonably, In my case I put a Wimberly/Arca quick realease plate on the base. The base is machined aluminum; they provided a peel and stick piece of rubber for the base (to keep the plate from slipping) for about ten bucks.<br />
<br />
Pivoting parts on this unit are tightened with cap screws which have patent caps on them to give more leverage in tightening. I ended up prying these off and taking a t-handle allen wrench with me. I'm using a D-70 and a 17-35 usually; a smaller camera would be fine without that extra step.<br />
<br />
=== Kaidan ===<br />
<br />
[http://www.kaidan.com Kaidan] offers two tripod heads. The [http://www.kaidan.com/Detail.bok?no=146 KiWi] and [http://www.kaidan.com/products/QPIV.html QuickPan]. The KiWi when equipped with [http://www.kaidan.com/Detail.bok?no=148 Twin-Axis Bracket] will work for smaller cameras equipped with fisheye lenses. This is a single-row solution. Kaidan's QuickPan Spherical will allow for multirow panoramas with either rectilinear or fisheye lenses. The aforementioned Twin-Axis Bracket will also work on the QuickPan for single-row fisheye panoramas.<br />
<br />
Kaidan is also due to release their QuickPan Professional tripod head in the early part of 2006.<br />
<br />
=== Nodal Ninja ===<br />
[http://www.NodalNinja.com/ Nodal Ninja] Entering into a competitive market Nodal Ninja, built by Fanotec, satisfies price, quality, ease of use, and portability. This is an easy to use FULL spherical panoramic tripod head with click stops. With this pano head you are anle to produce single row 360 degree cylindrical panoramas, multirow 360x180 degree spherical panoramas, mosaics as well as simple 2,3 or 4 shot landscapes. <br />
The specially designed T-adapter allows you to mount a camera/lens in landscape mode and/or allows the use of many 3rd party quick release plates. The all metal build quality also assures long product life - important to power users like those doing Real Estate Virtual Tours. Nodal Ninja retails for $199.95 and they offer a great package deal for only a few dollars more. The package contents vary depending on current specials. For ealry 2007 the package includes 5 reversible detent click stop rings, (15/18, 20/24, 45/60, 72/0, 90/120) t-adapter, and neoprene case. <br />
Added features include:<br />
* Universal - fits almost all point and shoot cameras as well as most DSLR's.<br />
* It is THE smallest and lightest pano head available - only 460 grams. <br />
* Sturdy - made from lightweight aluminum metal.<br />
* Leveling - built-in quality bubble level for exact leveling.<br />
* Finish - attractive “non-glare” matt black.<br />
* Closed rail design - assures your expensive camera won’t slip off accidentally.<br />
* 3/8” AND 1/4” thread mount adapter.<br />
This makes it ideal for the professional and amateur photographer on the go, traveler, hiker etc. Many other features can be found on their website. <br />
Nodal Ninja is also well known for their superior customer support. While product is one thing they realize support is everything. <br />
[http://www.rosaurophotography.com/html/panoramas/vr_review/nn3/nn3_review.html/ Read a recent review by Rosauro Ona], and a couple others - [http://panoguide.com/forums/tipsntricks/1984/ Panoguide] and [http://www.fromparis.com/html/technical_us_quicktime_vr_small_nadir_hole.php/ Eric Rougier].<br />
Fanotec is a small company founded by the inventor of Nodal Ninja - Nick Fan. They produce Nodal Ninja's in limited batches. Used older models have been known to sell for more than current models - that says something about a product! If you are lucky enough to get your hands on one of these units you won't be disappointed. Have a read of their [http://nodalninja.com/testimonials.html/ Testimonials] and simply ask around the forums, you'll quickly learn what others think of their product and support. <br />
And Fanotec will very shortly release a new leveling head to compliment their Nodal Ninja or any other pano head which will retail for less than other levelers.<br />
I guess the only down side to Nodal Ninja (current model NN3) is the fact it does not support larger DSLR's like the D2X Fuji S3 Pro or Canon Mark II type cameras. Also NN3 does not support DSLR's using battery grips or larger lenses like the FC-E9 or the Rayonex lens.<br />
Nodal Ninja is backed by a FULL 30 day return policy as well as 2 year warranty. <br />
As their slogan says &quot;what's in your bag?&quot;<br />
<br />
=== 360Precision ===<br />
<br />
The [http://www.360precision.com/ 360Precision] is a more expensive but very predictable panoramic head. At U.S. prices from $995-1095 for a single camera and lens setup, it is beyond the average user's price point. Its simple controls make it a very plausible option for those that make panoramas frequently and with the same equipment each time. The 360Precision heads are built to a specific body and specific lens combination, saving the photographer the need to find the entrance pupil for their lens and midpoint of the camera. Because of this, it is a very precise way to batch-create panoramas without needing to generate control points for each panorama. The sacrifice is that you lose the option of using a different combination of camera and lens with this head until you purchase an additional lens arm. <br />
<br />
Although these limits may seem restrictive, the results are very, very predictable. Their suggested workflow is to calibrate a template in your software (hugin, PTGui, PTMac), and for every panorama afterward, apply the template and immediatly skip to stitching. This saves you the time spent in generating and correcting control points in each panorama. For those that can save significant amounts of time and/or money by doing this, this head truly is a life saver. The generation of the template can be time consuming but may save you hours upon hours of post processing time compared to other solutions.<br />
<br />
It is possible to upgrade the 360Precision in modular ways, for instance if you decide to use a different lens for your panoramas, you can order just the lens arm you need, or if you decide to use a different camera for panoramas, you can order just the different camera leg and use the same lens arm. <br />
<br />
=== KingPano, Panosaurus ===<br />
<br />
Very affordable pan/tilt heads which allow horizontal and vertical rotation around the nodal point i.e. for [[high resolution partial panoramas|multi row panoramas]] are the, [http://gregwired.com/pano/Pano.htm Panosaurus] and [http://www.kingpano.com/ KingPano].<br />
<br />
=== Pinnacle VR Universal Pano Head ===<br />
<br />
Priced towards the upper end of the middle ($499) is the Pinnacle VR head that will work with any camera where the tripod hole is in the center of the lens axis. Using pin registration, it can accomodate cameras with or without battery grips attached and supports a wide range of lenses from fisheye to 135mm (on a full frame sensor, 80mm on an APS sized sensor). Details and sample sets of images with PTGui templates can be found at [http://www.pinnacle-vr.com/ Pinnacle VR]<br />
<br />
=== Reviews ===<br />
Various unbias reviews are floating about on many of these panorama tripod heads:<br />
<br />
'''360Precision''':<br />
[http://www.360rage.com/panorama-hardware-item.php?i=2 360 Rage] | <br />
[http://www.panoguide.com/forums/tipsntricks/2179 PanoGuide Forum] | <br />
[http://www.chem.ox.ac.uk/oxfordtour/tutorial/index.asp?ID=40&amp;pagename=360precision%20Adjuste Dr. Karl Harrison] | <br />
[http://www.fromparis.com/html/technical_us_quicktime_vr_360precision_adjuste_head_part1.php Eric Rougier] | <br />
<br />
'''Kaidan''':<br />
[http://www.precomania.com/rating_getprodrev.php/product_id=9277958/id_type=M Precomania] | <br />
[http://www.vrphotography.com/data/pages/casestudies/vrheadreview1103.html VRPhotography] Note: This is an older review | <br />
<br />
'''Manfrotto 303SPH''':<br />
[http://www.rosaurophotography.com/html/panoramas/vr_review/303sph/303sph_review.html Rosauro Ona] | <br />
[http://www.precomania.com/publicprofile.php/productreviews/userid=624974 Precomania] | <br />
[http://www.vrphotography.com/data/pages/casestudies/vrheadreview1103.html VRPhotography] | <br />
<br />
'''Novoflex''':<br />
[http://www.360rage.com/panorama-hardware-item.php?i=12 360 Rage] | <br />
<br />
'''Nodal Ninja''':<br />
[http://www.rosaurophotography.com/html/panoramas/vr_review/nn3/nn3_review.html Rosauro Ona] | <br />
[http://panoguide.com/forums/tipsntricks/1984 PanoGuide Forum] | <br />
[http://www.fromparis.com/html/technical_us_quicktime_vr_small_nadir_hole.php Eric Rougier] | <br />
[http://www.pixelmania.nl/artikel.aspx?rubriekid=2&amp;artikelid=301 Pixelmania] | <br />
[http://www.360rage.com/panorama-hardware-item.php?i=9 360 Rage] | <br />
<br />
'''Panosaurus''': <br />
[http://www.tawbaware.com/panosaurus_review.htm Tabaware] | <br />
[http://panoramicearth.blogspot.com/2006/06/part-2-panorsaurus-head-review.html Peter Watts] | <br />
[http://www.panoguide.com/forums/qna/2467 Panoguide forum] |<br />
<br />
== Lens brackets ==<br />
Another way to keep the lens/camera fixed to the [[no-parallax point]] are lens brackets that directly mounted onto the lens itself. The advantages are less vibrations but the drawback is that you need one bracket for each lens.<br />
<br />
Some examples:<br />
<br />
* Agnos [http://www.agnos.com/catalogo.htm?v_categ_lista=PR001-RINGT Lens ring] <br />
* Laser cut wooden brackets form [http://www.bophoto.com/bracket/ Pano Bracket from bophoto] <br />
* Self made bracket [http://homepage.mac.com/wkaemena/Nikon8Head.jpg Willy Kaemena]<br />
<br />
== Self made ==<br />
<br />
If you want to build our own pan/tilt head you might get some ideas from those shown below.<br />
<br />
Multirow<br />
* [http://www.einem.net/~dersch/heliarVR/heliarVR0.html Helmut Dersch]<br />
* [http://www.erik-krause.de/panohead Erik Krause]<br />
* [http://www.trozzreaxxion.net/misc/panorama/panorama.html Mike Runge (German)]<br />
* [http://blog.robertbreuer.com/?p=16 Robert Breuer (German)]<br />
* [http://www.dffe.at/panohead/ Bernhard Vogl]<br />
* [http://www.nyfeler-mueller.ch/MonoPodHead/QTVR/MonopodHeadQTVR.html Peter Nyfeler/Monopod]<br />
* [http://www.nyfeler-mueller.ch/PanoHeadMulti/PanoHeadMulti.html Peter Nyfeler/Tripod]<br />
* [http://www.chem.uky.edu/resources/xray/people_documents/Parkin/panohead/panohead.html Sean Parkin (English)]<br />
Single row<br />
* [http://www.heiliger-net.de/panphoto/n_hardware.htm Panphoto.de (German)]</div>Pitdavoshttp://wiki.panotools.org/HeadsHeads2006-12-26T13:31:33Z<p>Pitdavos: /* Reviews */</p>
<hr />
<div>== Off the shelf ==<br />
<br />
There are a number of panoramic tripod heads on the market, at widely varying prices.<br />
<br />
=== Agnos ===<br />
<br />
[http://www.agnos.com Agnos] - Italian manufacturer of panoramic heads and accesories for panoramic photography. I bought an adapter for my fc-e9 fisheye adapter and it is very well built and of a good quality. They will also release (if they didn't yet) a new solution for creating a spherical pano out of 3 pics taken at 120 degrees each with a DSLR rotated at 45 degrees (!).<br />
<br />
=== Bogen/Manfrotto 303SPH ===<br />
<br />
A more expensive option is the Bogen/Manfrotto 303SPH, a large, but well made head. It could double as a boat anchor! I (Rick) have the 303SPH and the Agnos mentioned below. Bogen has a site dedicated to their line of pano heads [http://www.manfrotto.com/303SPH/ Manfrotto 303SPH Mini-Site]. Some users complain that the head sags - I have not experienced this. This head can be used with virtually any lens / camera combination. I used to use it with the FC-E9 fisheye, but the head left too large of a footprint in the image. &lt;small&gt;--[[User:Add360.com|Add360.com]] 03:21, 7 Nov 2005 (EST)&lt;/small&gt;<br />
<br />
=== Jasper ===<br />
<br />
For me, the [http://www.stereoscopy.com/jasper/panorama.html Jasper Engineering] head has been an excellent value. At about $200, it's strong enough for serious 35mm or comparable digital cameras, which can be used horizontally or (with the included adapter) vertically. [[Nodal Point]] correction is horizontal and covers a variety of focal lengths as long as (I'm guessing) 135mm or more. Like so many heads, a bubble level is included, but hard to read when the head is set up at eye level. The builder will add custom touches very reasonably, In my case I put a Wimberly/Arca quick realease plate on the base. The base is machined aluminum; they provided a peel and stick piece of rubber for the base (to keep the plate from slipping) for about ten bucks.<br />
<br />
Pivoting parts on this unit are tightened with cap screws which have patent caps on them to give more leverage in tightening. I ended up prying these off and taking a t-handle allen wrench with me. I'm using a D-70 and a 17-35 usually; a smaller camera would be fine without that extra step.<br />
<br />
=== Kaidan ===<br />
<br />
[http://www.kaidan.com Kaidan] offers two tripod heads. The [http://www.kaidan.com/Detail.bok?no=146 KiWi] and [http://www.kaidan.com/products/QPIV.html QuickPan]. The KiWi when equipped with [http://www.kaidan.com/Detail.bok?no=148 Twin-Axis Bracket] will work for smaller cameras equipped with fisheye lenses. This is a single-row solution. Kaidan's QuickPan Spherical will allow for multirow panoramas with either rectilinear or fisheye lenses. The aforementioned Twin-Axis Bracket will also work on the QuickPan for single-row fisheye panoramas.<br />
<br />
Kaidan is also due to release their QuickPan Professional tripod head in the early part of 2006.<br />
<br />
=== Nodal Ninja ===<br />
[http://www.NodalNinja.com/ Nodal Ninja] Entering into a competitive market Nodal Ninja, built by Fanotec, satisfies price, quality, ease of use, and portability. This is an easy to use FULL spherical panoramic tripod head with click stops. With this pano head you are anle to produce single row 360 degree cylindrical panoramas, multirow 360x180 degree spherical panoramas, mosaics as well as simple 2,3 or 4 shot landscapes. <br />
The specially designed T-adapter allows you to mount a camera/lens in landscape mode and/or allows the use of many 3rd party quick release plates. The all metal build quality also assures long product life - important to power users like those doing Real Estate Virtual Tours. Nodal Ninja retails for $199.95 and they offer a great package deal for only a few dollars more. The package contents vary depending on current specials. For ealry 2007 the package includes 5 reversible detent click stop rings, (15/18, 20/24, 45/60, 72/0, 90/120) t-adapter, and neoprene case. <br />
Added features include:<br />
* Universal - fits almost all point and shoot cameras as well as most DSLR's.<br />
* It is THE smallest and lightest pano head available - only 460 grams. <br />
* Sturdy - made from lightweight aluminum metal.<br />
* Leveling - built-in quality bubble level for exact leveling.<br />
* Finish - attractive “non-glare” matt black.<br />
* Closed rail design - assures your expensive camera won’t slip off accidentally.<br />
* 3/8” AND 1/4” thread mount adapter.<br />
This makes it ideal for the professional and amateur photographer on the go, traveler, hiker etc. Many other features can be found on their website. <br />
Nodal Ninja is also well known for their superior customer support. While product is one thing they realize support is everything. <br />
[http://www.rosaurophotography.com/html/panoramas/vr_review/nn3/nn3_review.html/ Read a recent review by Rosauro Ona], and a couple others - [http://panoguide.com/forums/tipsntricks/1984/ Panoguide] and [http://www.fromparis.com/html/technical_us_quicktime_vr_small_nadir_hole.php/ Eric Rougier].<br />
Fanotec is a small company founded by the inventor of Nodal Ninja - Nick Fan. They produce Nodal Ninja's in limited batches. Used older models have been known to sell for more than current models - that says something about a product! If you are lucky enough to get your hands on one of these units you won't be disappointed. Have a read of their [http://nodalninja.com/testimonials.html/ Testimonials] and simply ask around the forums, you'll quickly learn what others think of their product and support. <br />
And Fanotec will very shortly release a new leveling head to compliment their Nodal Ninja or any other pano head which will retail for less than other levelers.<br />
I guess the only down side to Nodal Ninja (current model NN3) is the fact it does not support larger DSLR's like the D2X Fuji S3 Pro or Canon Mark II type cameras. Also NN3 does not support DSLR's using battery grips or larger lenses like the FC-E9 or the Rayonex lens.<br />
Nodal Ninja is backed by a FULL 30 day return policy as well as 2 year warranty. <br />
As their slogan says &quot;what's in your bag?&quot;<br />
<br />
=== 360Precision ===<br />
<br />
The [http://www.360precision.com/ 360Precision] is a more expensive but very predictable panoramic head. At U.S. prices from $995-1095 for a single camera and lens setup, it is beyond the average user's price point. Its simple controls make it a very plausible option for those that make panoramas frequently and with the same equipment each time. The 360Precision heads are built to a specific body and specific lens combination, saving the photographer the need to find the entrance pupil for their lens and midpoint of the camera. Because of this, it is a very precise way to batch-create panoramas without needing to generate control points for each panorama. The sacrifice is that you lose the option of using a different combination of camera and lens with this head until you purchase an additional lens arm. <br />
<br />
Although these limits may seem restrictive, the results are very, very predictable. Their suggested workflow is to calibrate a template in your software (hugin, PTGui, PTMac), and for every panorama afterward, apply the template and immediatly skip to stitching. This saves you the time spent in generating and correcting control points in each panorama. For those that can save significant amounts of time and/or money by doing this, this head truly is a life saver. The generation of the template can be time consuming but may save you hours upon hours of post processing time compared to other solutions.<br />
<br />
It is possible to upgrade the 360Precision in modular ways, for instance if you decide to use a different lens for your panoramas, you can order just the lens arm you need, or if you decide to use a different camera for panoramas, you can order just the different camera leg and use the same lens arm. <br />
<br />
=== KingPano, Panosaurus ===<br />
<br />
Very affordable pan/tilt heads which allow horizontal and vertical rotation around the nodal point i.e. for [[high resolution partial panoramas|multi row panoramas]] are the, [http://gregwired.com/pano/Pano.htm Panosaurus] and [http://www.kingpano.com/ KingPano].<br />
<br />
=== Pinnacle VR Universal Pano Head ===<br />
<br />
Priced towards the upper end of the middle ($499) is the Pinnacle VR head that will work with any camera where the tripod hole is in the center of the lens axis. Using pin registration, it can accomodate cameras with or without battery grips attached and supports a wide range of lenses from fisheye to 135mm (on a full frame sensor, 80mm on an APS sized sensor). Details and sample sets of images with PTGui templates can be found at [http://www.pinnacle-vr.com/ Pinnacle VR]<br />
<br />
=== Reviews ===<br />
Various unbias reviews are floating about on many of these panorama tripod heads:<br />
<br />
'''360Precision''':<br />
[http://www.360rage.com/panorama-hardware-item.php?i=2 360 Rage]<br />
[http://www.panoguide.com/forums/tipsntricks/2179 PanoGuide Forum]<br />
[http://www.chem.ox.ac.uk/oxfordtour/tutorial/index.asp?ID=40&amp;pagename=360precision%20Adjuste Dr. Karl Harrison]<br />
[http://www.fromparis.com/html/technical_us_quicktime_vr_360precision_adjuste_head_part1.php Eric Rougier]<br />
<br />
'''Kaidan''':<br />
[http://www.precomania.com/rating_getprodrev.php/product_id=9277958/id_type=M Precomania]<br />
[http://www.vrphotography.com/data/pages/casestudies/vrheadreview1103.html VRPhotography] Note: This is an older review.<br />
<br />
'''Manfrotto 303SPH''':<br />
[http://www.rosaurophotography.com/html/panoramas/vr_review/303sph/303sph_review.html Rosauro Ona]<br />
[http://www.precomania.com/publicprofile.php/productreviews/userid=624974 Precomania]<br />
[http://www.vrphotography.com/data/pages/casestudies/vrheadreview1103.html VRPhotography]<br />
<br />
'''Novoflex''':<br />
[http://www.360rage.com/panorama-hardware-item.php?i=12 360 Rage]<br />
<br />
'''Nodal Ninja''':<br />
[http://www.rosaurophotography.com/html/panoramas/vr_review/nn3/nn3_review.html Rosauro Ona]<br />
[http://panoguide.com/forums/tipsntricks/1984 PanoGuide Forum]<br />
[http://www.fromparis.com/html/technical_us_quicktime_vr_small_nadir_hole.php Eric Rougier].<br />
[http://www.pixelmania.nl/artikel.aspx?rubriekid=2&amp;artikelid=301 Pixelmania]<br />
[http://www.360rage.com/panorama-hardware-item.php?i=9 360 Rage]<br />
<br />
'''Panosaurus''': <br />
[http://www.tawbaware.com/panosaurus_review.htm/ Tabaware]<br />
[http://panoramicearth.blogspot.com/2006/06/part-2-panorsaurus-head-review.html/ Peter Watts]<br />
[http://www.panoguide.com/forums/qna/2467/ Panoguide forum]<br />
<br />
== Lens brackets ==<br />
Another way to keep the lens/camera fixed to the [[no-parallax point]] are lens brackets that directly mounted onto the lens itself. The advantages are less vibrations but the drawback is that you need one bracket for each lens.<br />
<br />
Some examples:<br />
<br />
* Agnos [http://www.agnos.com/catalogo.htm?v_categ_lista=PR001-RINGT Lens ring] <br />
* Laser cut wooden brackets form [http://www.bophoto.com/bracket/ Pano Bracket from bophoto] <br />
* Self made bracket [http://homepage.mac.com/wkaemena/Nikon8Head.jpg Willy Kaemena]<br />
<br />
== Self made ==<br />
<br />
If you want to build our own pan/tilt head you might get some ideas from those shown below.<br />
<br />
Multirow<br />
* [http://www.einem.net/~dersch/heliarVR/heliarVR0.html Helmut Dersch]<br />
* [http://www.erik-krause.de/panohead Erik Krause]<br />
* [http://www.trozzreaxxion.net/misc/panorama/panorama.html Mike Runge (German)]<br />
* [http://blog.robertbreuer.com/?p=16 Robert Breuer (German)]<br />
* [http://www.dffe.at/panohead/ Bernhard Vogl]<br />
* [http://www.nyfeler-mueller.ch/MonoPodHead/QTVR/MonopodHeadQTVR.html Peter Nyfeler/Monopod]<br />
* [http://www.nyfeler-mueller.ch/PanoHeadMulti/PanoHeadMulti.html Peter Nyfeler/Tripod]<br />
* [http://www.chem.uky.edu/resources/xray/people_documents/Parkin/panohead/panohead.html Sean Parkin (English)]<br />
Single row<br />
* [http://www.heiliger-net.de/panphoto/n_hardware.htm Panphoto.de (German)]</div>Pitdavoshttp://wiki.panotools.org/HeadsHeads2006-12-26T13:29:55Z<p>Pitdavos: /* Reviews */ Links corrected</p>
<hr />
<div>== Off the shelf ==<br />
<br />
There are a number of panoramic tripod heads on the market, at widely varying prices.<br />
<br />
=== Agnos ===<br />
<br />
[http://www.agnos.com Agnos] - Italian manufacturer of panoramic heads and accesories for panoramic photography. I bought an adapter for my fc-e9 fisheye adapter and it is very well built and of a good quality. They will also release (if they didn't yet) a new solution for creating a spherical pano out of 3 pics taken at 120 degrees each with a DSLR rotated at 45 degrees (!).<br />
<br />
=== Bogen/Manfrotto 303SPH ===<br />
<br />
A more expensive option is the Bogen/Manfrotto 303SPH, a large, but well made head. It could double as a boat anchor! I (Rick) have the 303SPH and the Agnos mentioned below. Bogen has a site dedicated to their line of pano heads [http://www.manfrotto.com/303SPH/ Manfrotto 303SPH Mini-Site]. Some users complain that the head sags - I have not experienced this. This head can be used with virtually any lens / camera combination. I used to use it with the FC-E9 fisheye, but the head left too large of a footprint in the image. &lt;small&gt;--[[User:Add360.com|Add360.com]] 03:21, 7 Nov 2005 (EST)&lt;/small&gt;<br />
<br />
=== Jasper ===<br />
<br />
For me, the [http://www.stereoscopy.com/jasper/panorama.html Jasper Engineering] head has been an excellent value. At about $200, it's strong enough for serious 35mm or comparable digital cameras, which can be used horizontally or (with the included adapter) vertically. [[Nodal Point]] correction is horizontal and covers a variety of focal lengths as long as (I'm guessing) 135mm or more. Like so many heads, a bubble level is included, but hard to read when the head is set up at eye level. The builder will add custom touches very reasonably, In my case I put a Wimberly/Arca quick realease plate on the base. The base is machined aluminum; they provided a peel and stick piece of rubber for the base (to keep the plate from slipping) for about ten bucks.<br />
<br />
Pivoting parts on this unit are tightened with cap screws which have patent caps on them to give more leverage in tightening. I ended up prying these off and taking a t-handle allen wrench with me. I'm using a D-70 and a 17-35 usually; a smaller camera would be fine without that extra step.<br />
<br />
=== Kaidan ===<br />
<br />
[http://www.kaidan.com Kaidan] offers two tripod heads. The [http://www.kaidan.com/Detail.bok?no=146 KiWi] and [http://www.kaidan.com/products/QPIV.html QuickPan]. The KiWi when equipped with [http://www.kaidan.com/Detail.bok?no=148 Twin-Axis Bracket] will work for smaller cameras equipped with fisheye lenses. This is a single-row solution. Kaidan's QuickPan Spherical will allow for multirow panoramas with either rectilinear or fisheye lenses. The aforementioned Twin-Axis Bracket will also work on the QuickPan for single-row fisheye panoramas.<br />
<br />
Kaidan is also due to release their QuickPan Professional tripod head in the early part of 2006.<br />
<br />
=== Nodal Ninja ===<br />
[http://www.NodalNinja.com/ Nodal Ninja] Entering into a competitive market Nodal Ninja, built by Fanotec, satisfies price, quality, ease of use, and portability. This is an easy to use FULL spherical panoramic tripod head with click stops. With this pano head you are anle to produce single row 360 degree cylindrical panoramas, multirow 360x180 degree spherical panoramas, mosaics as well as simple 2,3 or 4 shot landscapes. <br />
The specially designed T-adapter allows you to mount a camera/lens in landscape mode and/or allows the use of many 3rd party quick release plates. The all metal build quality also assures long product life - important to power users like those doing Real Estate Virtual Tours. Nodal Ninja retails for $199.95 and they offer a great package deal for only a few dollars more. The package contents vary depending on current specials. For ealry 2007 the package includes 5 reversible detent click stop rings, (15/18, 20/24, 45/60, 72/0, 90/120) t-adapter, and neoprene case. <br />
Added features include:<br />
* Universal - fits almost all point and shoot cameras as well as most DSLR's.<br />
* It is THE smallest and lightest pano head available - only 460 grams. <br />
* Sturdy - made from lightweight aluminum metal.<br />
* Leveling - built-in quality bubble level for exact leveling.<br />
* Finish - attractive “non-glare” matt black.<br />
* Closed rail design - assures your expensive camera won’t slip off accidentally.<br />
* 3/8” AND 1/4” thread mount adapter.<br />
This makes it ideal for the professional and amateur photographer on the go, traveler, hiker etc. Many other features can be found on their website. <br />
Nodal Ninja is also well known for their superior customer support. While product is one thing they realize support is everything. <br />
[http://www.rosaurophotography.com/html/panoramas/vr_review/nn3/nn3_review.html/ Read a recent review by Rosauro Ona], and a couple others - [http://panoguide.com/forums/tipsntricks/1984/ Panoguide] and [http://www.fromparis.com/html/technical_us_quicktime_vr_small_nadir_hole.php/ Eric Rougier].<br />
Fanotec is a small company founded by the inventor of Nodal Ninja - Nick Fan. They produce Nodal Ninja's in limited batches. Used older models have been known to sell for more than current models - that says something about a product! If you are lucky enough to get your hands on one of these units you won't be disappointed. Have a read of their [http://nodalninja.com/testimonials.html/ Testimonials] and simply ask around the forums, you'll quickly learn what others think of their product and support. <br />
And Fanotec will very shortly release a new leveling head to compliment their Nodal Ninja or any other pano head which will retail for less than other levelers.<br />
I guess the only down side to Nodal Ninja (current model NN3) is the fact it does not support larger DSLR's like the D2X Fuji S3 Pro or Canon Mark II type cameras. Also NN3 does not support DSLR's using battery grips or larger lenses like the FC-E9 or the Rayonex lens.<br />
Nodal Ninja is backed by a FULL 30 day return policy as well as 2 year warranty. <br />
As their slogan says &quot;what's in your bag?&quot;<br />
<br />
=== 360Precision ===<br />
<br />
The [http://www.360precision.com/ 360Precision] is a more expensive but very predictable panoramic head. At U.S. prices from $995-1095 for a single camera and lens setup, it is beyond the average user's price point. Its simple controls make it a very plausible option for those that make panoramas frequently and with the same equipment each time. The 360Precision heads are built to a specific body and specific lens combination, saving the photographer the need to find the entrance pupil for their lens and midpoint of the camera. Because of this, it is a very precise way to batch-create panoramas without needing to generate control points for each panorama. The sacrifice is that you lose the option of using a different combination of camera and lens with this head until you purchase an additional lens arm. <br />
<br />
Although these limits may seem restrictive, the results are very, very predictable. Their suggested workflow is to calibrate a template in your software (hugin, PTGui, PTMac), and for every panorama afterward, apply the template and immediatly skip to stitching. This saves you the time spent in generating and correcting control points in each panorama. For those that can save significant amounts of time and/or money by doing this, this head truly is a life saver. The generation of the template can be time consuming but may save you hours upon hours of post processing time compared to other solutions.<br />
<br />
It is possible to upgrade the 360Precision in modular ways, for instance if you decide to use a different lens for your panoramas, you can order just the lens arm you need, or if you decide to use a different camera for panoramas, you can order just the different camera leg and use the same lens arm. <br />
<br />
=== KingPano, Panosaurus ===<br />
<br />
Very affordable pan/tilt heads which allow horizontal and vertical rotation around the nodal point i.e. for [[high resolution partial panoramas|multi row panoramas]] are the, [http://gregwired.com/pano/Pano.htm Panosaurus] and [http://www.kingpano.com/ KingPano].<br />
<br />
=== Pinnacle VR Universal Pano Head ===<br />
<br />
Priced towards the upper end of the middle ($499) is the Pinnacle VR head that will work with any camera where the tripod hole is in the center of the lens axis. Using pin registration, it can accomodate cameras with or without battery grips attached and supports a wide range of lenses from fisheye to 135mm (on a full frame sensor, 80mm on an APS sized sensor). Details and sample sets of images with PTGui templates can be found at [http://www.pinnacle-vr.com/ Pinnacle VR]<br />
<br />
=== Reviews ===<br />
Various unbias reviews are floating about on many of these panorama tripod heads:<br />
<br />
'''360Precision''':<br />
[http://www.360rage.com/panorama-hardware-item.php?i=2 360 Rage]<br />
[http://www.panoguide.com/forums/tipsntricks/2179 PanoGuide Forum]<br />
[http://www.chem.ox.ac.uk/oxfordtour/tutorial/index.asp?ID=40&amp;pagename=360precision%20Adjuste Dr. Karl Harrison]<br />
[http://www.fromparis.com/html/technical_us_quicktime_vr_360precision_adjuste_head_part1.php Eric Rougier]<br />
<br />
'''Kaidan''':<br />
[http://www.precomania.com/rating_getprodrev.php/product_id=9277958/id_type=M Precomania]<br />
[http://www.vrphotography.com/data/pages/casestudies/vrheadreview1103.html page/ VRPhotography] Note: This is an older review.<br />
<br />
'''Manfrotto 303SPH''':<br />
[http://www.rosaurophotography.com/html/panoramas/vr_review/303sph/303sph_review.html Rosauro Ona]<br />
[http://www.precomania.com/publicprofile.php/productreviews/userid=624974 Precomania]<br />
[http://www.vrphotography.com/data/pages/casestudies/vrheadreview1103.html page/ VRPhotography]<br />
<br />
'''Novoflex''':<br />
[http://www.360rage.com/panorama-hardware-item.php?i=12 360 Rage]<br />
<br />
'''Nodal Ninja''':<br />
[http://www.rosaurophotography.com/html/panoramas/vr_review/nn3/nn3_review.html Rosauro Ona]<br />
[http://panoguide.com/forums/tipsntricks/1984 PanoGuide Forum]<br />
[http://www.fromparis.com/html/technical_us_quicktime_vr_small_nadir_hole.php Eric Rougier].<br />
[http://www.pixelmania.nl/artikel.aspx?rubriekid=2&amp;artikelid=301 Pixelmania]<br />
[http://www.360rage.com/panorama-hardware-item.php?i=9 360 Rage]<br />
<br />
'''Panosaurus''': <br />
[http://www.tawbaware.com/panosaurus_review.htm/ Tabaware]<br />
[http://panoramicearth.blogspot.com/2006/06/part-2-panorsaurus-head-review.html/ Peter Watts]<br />
[http://www.panoguide.com/forums/qna/2467/ Panoguide forum]<br />
<br />
== Lens brackets ==<br />
Another way to keep the lens/camera fixed to the [[no-parallax point]] are lens brackets that directly mounted onto the lens itself. The advantages are less vibrations but the drawback is that you need one bracket for each lens.<br />
<br />
Some examples:<br />
<br />
* Agnos [http://www.agnos.com/catalogo.htm?v_categ_lista=PR001-RINGT Lens ring] <br />
* Laser cut wooden brackets form [http://www.bophoto.com/bracket/ Pano Bracket from bophoto] <br />
* Self made bracket [http://homepage.mac.com/wkaemena/Nikon8Head.jpg Willy Kaemena]<br />
<br />
== Self made ==<br />
<br />
If you want to build our own pan/tilt head you might get some ideas from those shown below.<br />
<br />
Multirow<br />
* [http://www.einem.net/~dersch/heliarVR/heliarVR0.html Helmut Dersch]<br />
* [http://www.erik-krause.de/panohead Erik Krause]<br />
* [http://www.trozzreaxxion.net/misc/panorama/panorama.html Mike Runge (German)]<br />
* [http://blog.robertbreuer.com/?p=16 Robert Breuer (German)]<br />
* [http://www.dffe.at/panohead/ Bernhard Vogl]<br />
* [http://www.nyfeler-mueller.ch/MonoPodHead/QTVR/MonopodHeadQTVR.html Peter Nyfeler/Monopod]<br />
* [http://www.nyfeler-mueller.ch/PanoHeadMulti/PanoHeadMulti.html Peter Nyfeler/Tripod]<br />
* [http://www.chem.uky.edu/resources/xray/people_documents/Parkin/panohead/panohead.html Sean Parkin (English)]<br />
Single row<br />
* [http://www.heiliger-net.de/panphoto/n_hardware.htm Panphoto.de (German)]</div>Pitdavoshttp://wiki.panotools.org/HeadsHeads2006-12-26T13:26:10Z<p>Pitdavos: /* Reviews */</p>
<hr />
<div>== Off the shelf ==<br />
<br />
There are a number of panoramic tripod heads on the market, at widely varying prices.<br />
<br />
=== Agnos ===<br />
<br />
[http://www.agnos.com Agnos] - Italian manufacturer of panoramic heads and accesories for panoramic photography. I bought an adapter for my fc-e9 fisheye adapter and it is very well built and of a good quality. They will also release (if they didn't yet) a new solution for creating a spherical pano out of 3 pics taken at 120 degrees each with a DSLR rotated at 45 degrees (!).<br />
<br />
=== Bogen/Manfrotto 303SPH ===<br />
<br />
A more expensive option is the Bogen/Manfrotto 303SPH, a large, but well made head. It could double as a boat anchor! I (Rick) have the 303SPH and the Agnos mentioned below. Bogen has a site dedicated to their line of pano heads [http://www.manfrotto.com/303SPH/ Manfrotto 303SPH Mini-Site]. Some users complain that the head sags - I have not experienced this. This head can be used with virtually any lens / camera combination. I used to use it with the FC-E9 fisheye, but the head left too large of a footprint in the image. &lt;small&gt;--[[User:Add360.com|Add360.com]] 03:21, 7 Nov 2005 (EST)&lt;/small&gt;<br />
<br />
=== Jasper ===<br />
<br />
For me, the [http://www.stereoscopy.com/jasper/panorama.html Jasper Engineering] head has been an excellent value. At about $200, it's strong enough for serious 35mm or comparable digital cameras, which can be used horizontally or (with the included adapter) vertically. [[Nodal Point]] correction is horizontal and covers a variety of focal lengths as long as (I'm guessing) 135mm or more. Like so many heads, a bubble level is included, but hard to read when the head is set up at eye level. The builder will add custom touches very reasonably, In my case I put a Wimberly/Arca quick realease plate on the base. The base is machined aluminum; they provided a peel and stick piece of rubber for the base (to keep the plate from slipping) for about ten bucks.<br />
<br />
Pivoting parts on this unit are tightened with cap screws which have patent caps on them to give more leverage in tightening. I ended up prying these off and taking a t-handle allen wrench with me. I'm using a D-70 and a 17-35 usually; a smaller camera would be fine without that extra step.<br />
<br />
=== Kaidan ===<br />
<br />
[http://www.kaidan.com Kaidan] offers two tripod heads. The [http://www.kaidan.com/Detail.bok?no=146 KiWi] and [http://www.kaidan.com/products/QPIV.html QuickPan]. The KiWi when equipped with [http://www.kaidan.com/Detail.bok?no=148 Twin-Axis Bracket] will work for smaller cameras equipped with fisheye lenses. This is a single-row solution. Kaidan's QuickPan Spherical will allow for multirow panoramas with either rectilinear or fisheye lenses. The aforementioned Twin-Axis Bracket will also work on the QuickPan for single-row fisheye panoramas.<br />
<br />
Kaidan is also due to release their QuickPan Professional tripod head in the early part of 2006.<br />
<br />
=== Nodal Ninja ===<br />
[http://www.NodalNinja.com/ Nodal Ninja] Entering into a competitive market Nodal Ninja, built by Fanotec, satisfies price, quality, ease of use, and portability. This is an easy to use FULL spherical panoramic tripod head with click stops. With this pano head you are anle to produce single row 360 degree cylindrical panoramas, multirow 360x180 degree spherical panoramas, mosaics as well as simple 2,3 or 4 shot landscapes. <br />
The specially designed T-adapter allows you to mount a camera/lens in landscape mode and/or allows the use of many 3rd party quick release plates. The all metal build quality also assures long product life - important to power users like those doing Real Estate Virtual Tours. Nodal Ninja retails for $199.95 and they offer a great package deal for only a few dollars more. The package contents vary depending on current specials. For ealry 2007 the package includes 5 reversible detent click stop rings, (15/18, 20/24, 45/60, 72/0, 90/120) t-adapter, and neoprene case. <br />
Added features include:<br />
* Universal - fits almost all point and shoot cameras as well as most DSLR's.<br />
* It is THE smallest and lightest pano head available - only 460 grams. <br />
* Sturdy - made from lightweight aluminum metal.<br />
* Leveling - built-in quality bubble level for exact leveling.<br />
* Finish - attractive “non-glare” matt black.<br />
* Closed rail design - assures your expensive camera won’t slip off accidentally.<br />
* 3/8” AND 1/4” thread mount adapter.<br />
This makes it ideal for the professional and amateur photographer on the go, traveler, hiker etc. Many other features can be found on their website. <br />
Nodal Ninja is also well known for their superior customer support. While product is one thing they realize support is everything. <br />
[http://www.rosaurophotography.com/html/panoramas/vr_review/nn3/nn3_review.html/ Read a recent review by Rosauro Ona], and a couple others - [http://panoguide.com/forums/tipsntricks/1984/ Panoguide] and [http://www.fromparis.com/html/technical_us_quicktime_vr_small_nadir_hole.php/ Eric Rougier].<br />
Fanotec is a small company founded by the inventor of Nodal Ninja - Nick Fan. They produce Nodal Ninja's in limited batches. Used older models have been known to sell for more than current models - that says something about a product! If you are lucky enough to get your hands on one of these units you won't be disappointed. Have a read of their [http://nodalninja.com/testimonials.html/ Testimonials] and simply ask around the forums, you'll quickly learn what others think of their product and support. <br />
And Fanotec will very shortly release a new leveling head to compliment their Nodal Ninja or any other pano head which will retail for less than other levelers.<br />
I guess the only down side to Nodal Ninja (current model NN3) is the fact it does not support larger DSLR's like the D2X Fuji S3 Pro or Canon Mark II type cameras. Also NN3 does not support DSLR's using battery grips or larger lenses like the FC-E9 or the Rayonex lens.<br />
Nodal Ninja is backed by a FULL 30 day return policy as well as 2 year warranty. <br />
As their slogan says &quot;what's in your bag?&quot;<br />
<br />
=== 360Precision ===<br />
<br />
The [http://www.360precision.com/ 360Precision] is a more expensive but very predictable panoramic head. At U.S. prices from $995-1095 for a single camera and lens setup, it is beyond the average user's price point. Its simple controls make it a very plausible option for those that make panoramas frequently and with the same equipment each time. The 360Precision heads are built to a specific body and specific lens combination, saving the photographer the need to find the entrance pupil for their lens and midpoint of the camera. Because of this, it is a very precise way to batch-create panoramas without needing to generate control points for each panorama. The sacrifice is that you lose the option of using a different combination of camera and lens with this head until you purchase an additional lens arm. <br />
<br />
Although these limits may seem restrictive, the results are very, very predictable. Their suggested workflow is to calibrate a template in your software (hugin, PTGui, PTMac), and for every panorama afterward, apply the template and immediatly skip to stitching. This saves you the time spent in generating and correcting control points in each panorama. For those that can save significant amounts of time and/or money by doing this, this head truly is a life saver. The generation of the template can be time consuming but may save you hours upon hours of post processing time compared to other solutions.<br />
<br />
It is possible to upgrade the 360Precision in modular ways, for instance if you decide to use a different lens for your panoramas, you can order just the lens arm you need, or if you decide to use a different camera for panoramas, you can order just the different camera leg and use the same lens arm. <br />
<br />
=== KingPano, Panosaurus ===<br />
<br />
Very affordable pan/tilt heads which allow horizontal and vertical rotation around the nodal point i.e. for [[high resolution partial panoramas|multi row panoramas]] are the, [http://gregwired.com/pano/Pano.htm Panosaurus] and [http://www.kingpano.com/ KingPano].<br />
<br />
=== Pinnacle VR Universal Pano Head ===<br />
<br />
Priced towards the upper end of the middle ($499) is the Pinnacle VR head that will work with any camera where the tripod hole is in the center of the lens axis. Using pin registration, it can accomodate cameras with or without battery grips attached and supports a wide range of lenses from fisheye to 135mm (on a full frame sensor, 80mm on an APS sized sensor). Details and sample sets of images with PTGui templates can be found at [http://www.pinnacle-vr.com/ Pinnacle VR]<br />
<br />
=== Reviews ===<br />
Various unbias reviews are floating about on many of these panorama tripod heads:<br />
<br />
'''360Precision''':<br />
[http://www.360rage.com/panorama-hardware-item.php?i=2 360 Rage]<br />
[http://www.panoguide.com/forums/tipsntricks/2179/ PanoGuide Forum]<br />
[http://www.chem.ox.ac.uk/oxfordtour/tutorial/index.asp?ID=40&amp;pagename=360precision%20Adjuste/ Dr. Karl Harrison]<br />
[http://www.fromparis.com/html/technical_us_quicktime_vr_360precision_adjuste_head_part1.php/ Eric Rougier]<br />
<br />
'''Kaidan''':<br />
[http://www.precomania.com/rating_getprodrev.php/product_id=9277958/id_type=M/ Precomania]<br />
[http://www.vrphotography.com/data/pages/casestudies/vrheadreview1103.html page/ VRPhotography] Note: This is an older review.<br />
<br />
'''Manfrotto 303SPH''':<br />
[http://www.rosaurophotography.com/html/panoramas/vr_review/303sph/303sph_review.html Rosauro Ona]<br />
[http://www.precomania.com/publicprofile.php/productreviews/userid=624974// Precomania]<br />
[http://www.vrphotography.com/data/pages/casestudies/vrheadreview1103.html page/ VRPhotography]<br />
<br />
'''Novoflex''':<br />
[http://www.360rage.com/panorama-hardware-item.php?i=12 360 Rage]<br />
<br />
'''Nodal Ninja''':<br />
[http://www.rosaurophotography.com/html/panoramas/vr_review/nn3/nn3_review.html Rosauro Ona]<br />
[http://panoguide.com/forums/tipsntricks/1984/ PanoGuide Forum]<br />
[http://www.fromparis.com/html/technical_us_quicktime_vr_small_nadir_hole.php/ Eric Rougier].<br />
[http://www.pixelmania.nl/artikel.aspx?rubriekid=2&amp;artikelid=301/ Pixelmania]<br />
[http://www.360rage.com/panorama-hardware-item.php?i=9 360 Rage]<br />
<br />
'''Panosaurus''': <br />
[http://www.tawbaware.com/panosaurus_review.htm/ Tabaware]<br />
[http://panoramicearth.blogspot.com/2006/06/part-2-panorsaurus-head-review.html/ Peter Watts]<br />
[http://www.panoguide.com/forums/qna/2467/ Panoguide forum]<br />
<br />
== Lens brackets ==<br />
Another way to keep the lens/camera fixed to the [[no-parallax point]] are lens brackets that directly mounted onto the lens itself. The advantages are less vibrations but the drawback is that you need one bracket for each lens.<br />
<br />
Some examples:<br />
<br />
* Agnos [http://www.agnos.com/catalogo.htm?v_categ_lista=PR001-RINGT Lens ring] <br />
* Laser cut wooden brackets form [http://www.bophoto.com/bracket/ Pano Bracket from bophoto] <br />
* Self made bracket [http://homepage.mac.com/wkaemena/Nikon8Head.jpg Willy Kaemena]<br />
<br />
== Self made ==<br />
<br />
If you want to build our own pan/tilt head you might get some ideas from those shown below.<br />
<br />
Multirow<br />
* [http://www.einem.net/~dersch/heliarVR/heliarVR0.html Helmut Dersch]<br />
* [http://www.erik-krause.de/panohead Erik Krause]<br />
* [http://www.trozzreaxxion.net/misc/panorama/panorama.html Mike Runge (German)]<br />
* [http://blog.robertbreuer.com/?p=16 Robert Breuer (German)]<br />
* [http://www.dffe.at/panohead/ Bernhard Vogl]<br />
* [http://www.nyfeler-mueller.ch/MonoPodHead/QTVR/MonopodHeadQTVR.html Peter Nyfeler/Monopod]<br />
* [http://www.nyfeler-mueller.ch/PanoHeadMulti/PanoHeadMulti.html Peter Nyfeler/Tripod]<br />
* [http://www.chem.uky.edu/resources/xray/people_documents/Parkin/panohead/panohead.html Sean Parkin (English)]<br />
Single row<br />
* [http://www.heiliger-net.de/panphoto/n_hardware.htm Panphoto.de (German)]</div>Pitdavoshttp://wiki.panotools.org/HeadsHeads2006-12-26T13:25:20Z<p>Pitdavos: /* Reviews */</p>
<hr />
<div>== Off the shelf ==<br />
<br />
There are a number of panoramic tripod heads on the market, at widely varying prices.<br />
<br />
=== Agnos ===<br />
<br />
[http://www.agnos.com Agnos] - Italian manufacturer of panoramic heads and accesories for panoramic photography. I bought an adapter for my fc-e9 fisheye adapter and it is very well built and of a good quality. They will also release (if they didn't yet) a new solution for creating a spherical pano out of 3 pics taken at 120 degrees each with a DSLR rotated at 45 degrees (!).<br />
<br />
=== Bogen/Manfrotto 303SPH ===<br />
<br />
A more expensive option is the Bogen/Manfrotto 303SPH, a large, but well made head. It could double as a boat anchor! I (Rick) have the 303SPH and the Agnos mentioned below. Bogen has a site dedicated to their line of pano heads [http://www.manfrotto.com/303SPH/ Manfrotto 303SPH Mini-Site]. Some users complain that the head sags - I have not experienced this. This head can be used with virtually any lens / camera combination. I used to use it with the FC-E9 fisheye, but the head left too large of a footprint in the image. &lt;small&gt;--[[User:Add360.com|Add360.com]] 03:21, 7 Nov 2005 (EST)&lt;/small&gt;<br />
<br />
=== Jasper ===<br />
<br />
For me, the [http://www.stereoscopy.com/jasper/panorama.html Jasper Engineering] head has been an excellent value. At about $200, it's strong enough for serious 35mm or comparable digital cameras, which can be used horizontally or (with the included adapter) vertically. [[Nodal Point]] correction is horizontal and covers a variety of focal lengths as long as (I'm guessing) 135mm or more. Like so many heads, a bubble level is included, but hard to read when the head is set up at eye level. The builder will add custom touches very reasonably, In my case I put a Wimberly/Arca quick realease plate on the base. The base is machined aluminum; they provided a peel and stick piece of rubber for the base (to keep the plate from slipping) for about ten bucks.<br />
<br />
Pivoting parts on this unit are tightened with cap screws which have patent caps on them to give more leverage in tightening. I ended up prying these off and taking a t-handle allen wrench with me. I'm using a D-70 and a 17-35 usually; a smaller camera would be fine without that extra step.<br />
<br />
=== Kaidan ===<br />
<br />
[http://www.kaidan.com Kaidan] offers two tripod heads. The [http://www.kaidan.com/Detail.bok?no=146 KiWi] and [http://www.kaidan.com/products/QPIV.html QuickPan]. The KiWi when equipped with [http://www.kaidan.com/Detail.bok?no=148 Twin-Axis Bracket] will work for smaller cameras equipped with fisheye lenses. This is a single-row solution. Kaidan's QuickPan Spherical will allow for multirow panoramas with either rectilinear or fisheye lenses. The aforementioned Twin-Axis Bracket will also work on the QuickPan for single-row fisheye panoramas.<br />
<br />
Kaidan is also due to release their QuickPan Professional tripod head in the early part of 2006.<br />
<br />
=== Nodal Ninja ===<br />
[http://www.NodalNinja.com/ Nodal Ninja] Entering into a competitive market Nodal Ninja, built by Fanotec, satisfies price, quality, ease of use, and portability. This is an easy to use FULL spherical panoramic tripod head with click stops. With this pano head you are anle to produce single row 360 degree cylindrical panoramas, multirow 360x180 degree spherical panoramas, mosaics as well as simple 2,3 or 4 shot landscapes. <br />
The specially designed T-adapter allows you to mount a camera/lens in landscape mode and/or allows the use of many 3rd party quick release plates. The all metal build quality also assures long product life - important to power users like those doing Real Estate Virtual Tours. Nodal Ninja retails for $199.95 and they offer a great package deal for only a few dollars more. The package contents vary depending on current specials. For ealry 2007 the package includes 5 reversible detent click stop rings, (15/18, 20/24, 45/60, 72/0, 90/120) t-adapter, and neoprene case. <br />
Added features include:<br />
* Universal - fits almost all point and shoot cameras as well as most DSLR's.<br />
* It is THE smallest and lightest pano head available - only 460 grams. <br />
* Sturdy - made from lightweight aluminum metal.<br />
* Leveling - built-in quality bubble level for exact leveling.<br />
* Finish - attractive “non-glare” matt black.<br />
* Closed rail design - assures your expensive camera won’t slip off accidentally.<br />
* 3/8” AND 1/4” thread mount adapter.<br />
This makes it ideal for the professional and amateur photographer on the go, traveler, hiker etc. Many other features can be found on their website. <br />
Nodal Ninja is also well known for their superior customer support. While product is one thing they realize support is everything. <br />
[http://www.rosaurophotography.com/html/panoramas/vr_review/nn3/nn3_review.html/ Read a recent review by Rosauro Ona], and a couple others - [http://panoguide.com/forums/tipsntricks/1984/ Panoguide] and [http://www.fromparis.com/html/technical_us_quicktime_vr_small_nadir_hole.php/ Eric Rougier].<br />
Fanotec is a small company founded by the inventor of Nodal Ninja - Nick Fan. They produce Nodal Ninja's in limited batches. Used older models have been known to sell for more than current models - that says something about a product! If you are lucky enough to get your hands on one of these units you won't be disappointed. Have a read of their [http://nodalninja.com/testimonials.html/ Testimonials] and simply ask around the forums, you'll quickly learn what others think of their product and support. <br />
And Fanotec will very shortly release a new leveling head to compliment their Nodal Ninja or any other pano head which will retail for less than other levelers.<br />
I guess the only down side to Nodal Ninja (current model NN3) is the fact it does not support larger DSLR's like the D2X Fuji S3 Pro or Canon Mark II type cameras. Also NN3 does not support DSLR's using battery grips or larger lenses like the FC-E9 or the Rayonex lens.<br />
Nodal Ninja is backed by a FULL 30 day return policy as well as 2 year warranty. <br />
As their slogan says &quot;what's in your bag?&quot;<br />
<br />
=== 360Precision ===<br />
<br />
The [http://www.360precision.com/ 360Precision] is a more expensive but very predictable panoramic head. At U.S. prices from $995-1095 for a single camera and lens setup, it is beyond the average user's price point. Its simple controls make it a very plausible option for those that make panoramas frequently and with the same equipment each time. The 360Precision heads are built to a specific body and specific lens combination, saving the photographer the need to find the entrance pupil for their lens and midpoint of the camera. Because of this, it is a very precise way to batch-create panoramas without needing to generate control points for each panorama. The sacrifice is that you lose the option of using a different combination of camera and lens with this head until you purchase an additional lens arm. <br />
<br />
Although these limits may seem restrictive, the results are very, very predictable. Their suggested workflow is to calibrate a template in your software (hugin, PTGui, PTMac), and for every panorama afterward, apply the template and immediatly skip to stitching. This saves you the time spent in generating and correcting control points in each panorama. For those that can save significant amounts of time and/or money by doing this, this head truly is a life saver. The generation of the template can be time consuming but may save you hours upon hours of post processing time compared to other solutions.<br />
<br />
It is possible to upgrade the 360Precision in modular ways, for instance if you decide to use a different lens for your panoramas, you can order just the lens arm you need, or if you decide to use a different camera for panoramas, you can order just the different camera leg and use the same lens arm. <br />
<br />
=== KingPano, Panosaurus ===<br />
<br />
Very affordable pan/tilt heads which allow horizontal and vertical rotation around the nodal point i.e. for [[high resolution partial panoramas|multi row panoramas]] are the, [http://gregwired.com/pano/Pano.htm Panosaurus] and [http://www.kingpano.com/ KingPano].<br />
<br />
=== Pinnacle VR Universal Pano Head ===<br />
<br />
Priced towards the upper end of the middle ($499) is the Pinnacle VR head that will work with any camera where the tripod hole is in the center of the lens axis. Using pin registration, it can accomodate cameras with or without battery grips attached and supports a wide range of lenses from fisheye to 135mm (on a full frame sensor, 80mm on an APS sized sensor). Details and sample sets of images with PTGui templates can be found at [http://www.pinnacle-vr.com/ Pinnacle VR]<br />
<br />
=== Reviews ===<br />
Various unbias reviews are floating about on many of these panorama tripod heads:<br />
<br />
'''360Precision''':<br />
[http://www.360rage.com/panorama-hardware-item.php?i=2 360 Rage]<br />
[http://www.panoguide.com/forums/tipsntricks/2179/ PanoGuide Forum]<br />
[http://www.chem.ox.ac.uk/oxfordtour/tutorial/index.asp?ID=40&amp;pagename=360precision%20Adjuste/ Dr. Karl Harrison]<br />
[http://www.fromparis.com/html/technical_us_quicktime_vr_360precision_adjuste_head_part1.php/ Eric Rougier]<br />
<br />
'''Kaidan''':<br />
[http://www.precomania.com/rating_getprodrev.php/product_id=9277958/id_type=M/ Precomania]<br />
[http://www.vrphotography.com/data/pages/casestudies/vrheadreview1103.html page/ VRPhotography] Note: This is an older review.<br />
<br />
'''Manfrotto 303SPH''':<br />
[http://www.rosaurophotography.com/html/panoramas/vr_review/303sph/303sph_review.html Rosauro Ona]<br />
[http://www.precomania.com/publicprofile.php/productreviews/userid=624974// Precomania]<br />
[http://www.vrphotography.com/data/pages/casestudies/vrheadreview1103.html page/ VRPhotography]<br />
<br />
'''Novoflex''':<br />
[http://www.360rage.com/panorama-hardware-item.php?i=12 360 Rage]<br />
<br />
'''Nodal Ninja''':<br />
[http://www.rosaurophotography.com/html/panoramas/vr_review/nn3/nn3_review.html/ Rosauro Ona]<br />
[http://panoguide.com/forums/tipsntricks/1984/ PanoGuide Forum]<br />
[http://www.fromparis.com/html/technical_us_quicktime_vr_small_nadir_hole.php/ Eric Rougier].<br />
[http://www.pixelmania.nl/artikel.aspx?rubriekid=2&amp;artikelid=301/ Pixelmania]<br />
[http://www.360rage.com/panorama-hardware-item.php?i=9 360 Rage]<br />
<br />
'''Panosaurus''': <br />
[http://www.tawbaware.com/panosaurus_review.htm/ Tabaware]<br />
[http://panoramicearth.blogspot.com/2006/06/part-2-panorsaurus-head-review.html/ Peter Watts]<br />
[http://www.panoguide.com/forums/qna/2467/ Panoguide forum]<br />
<br />
== Lens brackets ==<br />
Another way to keep the lens/camera fixed to the [[no-parallax point]] are lens brackets that directly mounted onto the lens itself. The advantages are less vibrations but the drawback is that you need one bracket for each lens.<br />
<br />
Some examples:<br />
<br />
* Agnos [http://www.agnos.com/catalogo.htm?v_categ_lista=PR001-RINGT Lens ring] <br />
* Laser cut wooden brackets form [http://www.bophoto.com/bracket/ Pano Bracket from bophoto] <br />
* Self made bracket [http://homepage.mac.com/wkaemena/Nikon8Head.jpg Willy Kaemena]<br />
<br />
== Self made ==<br />
<br />
If you want to build our own pan/tilt head you might get some ideas from those shown below.<br />
<br />
Multirow<br />
* [http://www.einem.net/~dersch/heliarVR/heliarVR0.html Helmut Dersch]<br />
* [http://www.erik-krause.de/panohead Erik Krause]<br />
* [http://www.trozzreaxxion.net/misc/panorama/panorama.html Mike Runge (German)]<br />
* [http://blog.robertbreuer.com/?p=16 Robert Breuer (German)]<br />
* [http://www.dffe.at/panohead/ Bernhard Vogl]<br />
* [http://www.nyfeler-mueller.ch/MonoPodHead/QTVR/MonopodHeadQTVR.html Peter Nyfeler/Monopod]<br />
* [http://www.nyfeler-mueller.ch/PanoHeadMulti/PanoHeadMulti.html Peter Nyfeler/Tripod]<br />
* [http://www.chem.uky.edu/resources/xray/people_documents/Parkin/panohead/panohead.html Sean Parkin (English)]<br />
Single row<br />
* [http://www.heiliger-net.de/panphoto/n_hardware.htm Panphoto.de (German)]</div>Pitdavoshttp://wiki.panotools.org/HeadsHeads2006-12-26T13:24:48Z<p>Pitdavos: /* Reviews */</p>
<hr />
<div>== Off the shelf ==<br />
<br />
There are a number of panoramic tripod heads on the market, at widely varying prices.<br />
<br />
=== Agnos ===<br />
<br />
[http://www.agnos.com Agnos] - Italian manufacturer of panoramic heads and accesories for panoramic photography. I bought an adapter for my fc-e9 fisheye adapter and it is very well built and of a good quality. They will also release (if they didn't yet) a new solution for creating a spherical pano out of 3 pics taken at 120 degrees each with a DSLR rotated at 45 degrees (!).<br />
<br />
=== Bogen/Manfrotto 303SPH ===<br />
<br />
A more expensive option is the Bogen/Manfrotto 303SPH, a large, but well made head. It could double as a boat anchor! I (Rick) have the 303SPH and the Agnos mentioned below. Bogen has a site dedicated to their line of pano heads [http://www.manfrotto.com/303SPH/ Manfrotto 303SPH Mini-Site]. Some users complain that the head sags - I have not experienced this. This head can be used with virtually any lens / camera combination. I used to use it with the FC-E9 fisheye, but the head left too large of a footprint in the image. &lt;small&gt;--[[User:Add360.com|Add360.com]] 03:21, 7 Nov 2005 (EST)&lt;/small&gt;<br />
<br />
=== Jasper ===<br />
<br />
For me, the [http://www.stereoscopy.com/jasper/panorama.html Jasper Engineering] head has been an excellent value. At about $200, it's strong enough for serious 35mm or comparable digital cameras, which can be used horizontally or (with the included adapter) vertically. [[Nodal Point]] correction is horizontal and covers a variety of focal lengths as long as (I'm guessing) 135mm or more. Like so many heads, a bubble level is included, but hard to read when the head is set up at eye level. The builder will add custom touches very reasonably, In my case I put a Wimberly/Arca quick realease plate on the base. The base is machined aluminum; they provided a peel and stick piece of rubber for the base (to keep the plate from slipping) for about ten bucks.<br />
<br />
Pivoting parts on this unit are tightened with cap screws which have patent caps on them to give more leverage in tightening. I ended up prying these off and taking a t-handle allen wrench with me. I'm using a D-70 and a 17-35 usually; a smaller camera would be fine without that extra step.<br />
<br />
=== Kaidan ===<br />
<br />
[http://www.kaidan.com Kaidan] offers two tripod heads. The [http://www.kaidan.com/Detail.bok?no=146 KiWi] and [http://www.kaidan.com/products/QPIV.html QuickPan]. The KiWi when equipped with [http://www.kaidan.com/Detail.bok?no=148 Twin-Axis Bracket] will work for smaller cameras equipped with fisheye lenses. This is a single-row solution. Kaidan's QuickPan Spherical will allow for multirow panoramas with either rectilinear or fisheye lenses. The aforementioned Twin-Axis Bracket will also work on the QuickPan for single-row fisheye panoramas.<br />
<br />
Kaidan is also due to release their QuickPan Professional tripod head in the early part of 2006.<br />
<br />
=== Nodal Ninja ===<br />
[http://www.NodalNinja.com/ Nodal Ninja] Entering into a competitive market Nodal Ninja, built by Fanotec, satisfies price, quality, ease of use, and portability. This is an easy to use FULL spherical panoramic tripod head with click stops. With this pano head you are anle to produce single row 360 degree cylindrical panoramas, multirow 360x180 degree spherical panoramas, mosaics as well as simple 2,3 or 4 shot landscapes. <br />
The specially designed T-adapter allows you to mount a camera/lens in landscape mode and/or allows the use of many 3rd party quick release plates. The all metal build quality also assures long product life - important to power users like those doing Real Estate Virtual Tours. Nodal Ninja retails for $199.95 and they offer a great package deal for only a few dollars more. The package contents vary depending on current specials. For ealry 2007 the package includes 5 reversible detent click stop rings, (15/18, 20/24, 45/60, 72/0, 90/120) t-adapter, and neoprene case. <br />
Added features include:<br />
* Universal - fits almost all point and shoot cameras as well as most DSLR's.<br />
* It is THE smallest and lightest pano head available - only 460 grams. <br />
* Sturdy - made from lightweight aluminum metal.<br />
* Leveling - built-in quality bubble level for exact leveling.<br />
* Finish - attractive “non-glare” matt black.<br />
* Closed rail design - assures your expensive camera won’t slip off accidentally.<br />
* 3/8” AND 1/4” thread mount adapter.<br />
This makes it ideal for the professional and amateur photographer on the go, traveler, hiker etc. Many other features can be found on their website. <br />
Nodal Ninja is also well known for their superior customer support. While product is one thing they realize support is everything. <br />
[http://www.rosaurophotography.com/html/panoramas/vr_review/nn3/nn3_review.html/ Read a recent review by Rosauro Ona], and a couple others - [http://panoguide.com/forums/tipsntricks/1984/ Panoguide] and [http://www.fromparis.com/html/technical_us_quicktime_vr_small_nadir_hole.php/ Eric Rougier].<br />
Fanotec is a small company founded by the inventor of Nodal Ninja - Nick Fan. They produce Nodal Ninja's in limited batches. Used older models have been known to sell for more than current models - that says something about a product! If you are lucky enough to get your hands on one of these units you won't be disappointed. Have a read of their [http://nodalninja.com/testimonials.html/ Testimonials] and simply ask around the forums, you'll quickly learn what others think of their product and support. <br />
And Fanotec will very shortly release a new leveling head to compliment their Nodal Ninja or any other pano head which will retail for less than other levelers.<br />
I guess the only down side to Nodal Ninja (current model NN3) is the fact it does not support larger DSLR's like the D2X Fuji S3 Pro or Canon Mark II type cameras. Also NN3 does not support DSLR's using battery grips or larger lenses like the FC-E9 or the Rayonex lens.<br />
Nodal Ninja is backed by a FULL 30 day return policy as well as 2 year warranty. <br />
As their slogan says &quot;what's in your bag?&quot;<br />
<br />
=== 360Precision ===<br />
<br />
The [http://www.360precision.com/ 360Precision] is a more expensive but very predictable panoramic head. At U.S. prices from $995-1095 for a single camera and lens setup, it is beyond the average user's price point. Its simple controls make it a very plausible option for those that make panoramas frequently and with the same equipment each time. The 360Precision heads are built to a specific body and specific lens combination, saving the photographer the need to find the entrance pupil for their lens and midpoint of the camera. Because of this, it is a very precise way to batch-create panoramas without needing to generate control points for each panorama. The sacrifice is that you lose the option of using a different combination of camera and lens with this head until you purchase an additional lens arm. <br />
<br />
Although these limits may seem restrictive, the results are very, very predictable. Their suggested workflow is to calibrate a template in your software (hugin, PTGui, PTMac), and for every panorama afterward, apply the template and immediatly skip to stitching. This saves you the time spent in generating and correcting control points in each panorama. For those that can save significant amounts of time and/or money by doing this, this head truly is a life saver. The generation of the template can be time consuming but may save you hours upon hours of post processing time compared to other solutions.<br />
<br />
It is possible to upgrade the 360Precision in modular ways, for instance if you decide to use a different lens for your panoramas, you can order just the lens arm you need, or if you decide to use a different camera for panoramas, you can order just the different camera leg and use the same lens arm. <br />
<br />
=== KingPano, Panosaurus ===<br />
<br />
Very affordable pan/tilt heads which allow horizontal and vertical rotation around the nodal point i.e. for [[high resolution partial panoramas|multi row panoramas]] are the, [http://gregwired.com/pano/Pano.htm Panosaurus] and [http://www.kingpano.com/ KingPano].<br />
<br />
=== Pinnacle VR Universal Pano Head ===<br />
<br />
Priced towards the upper end of the middle ($499) is the Pinnacle VR head that will work with any camera where the tripod hole is in the center of the lens axis. Using pin registration, it can accomodate cameras with or without battery grips attached and supports a wide range of lenses from fisheye to 135mm (on a full frame sensor, 80mm on an APS sized sensor). Details and sample sets of images with PTGui templates can be found at [http://www.pinnacle-vr.com/ Pinnacle VR]<br />
<br />
=== Reviews ===<br />
Various unbias reviews are floating about on many of these panorama tripod heads:<br />
<br />
'''360Precision''':<br />
[http://www.360rage.com/panorama-hardware-item.php?i=2/ 360 Rage]<br />
[http://www.panoguide.com/forums/tipsntricks/2179/ PanoGuide Forum]<br />
[http://www.chem.ox.ac.uk/oxfordtour/tutorial/index.asp?ID=40&amp;pagename=360precision%20Adjuste/ Dr. Karl Harrison]<br />
[http://www.fromparis.com/html/technical_us_quicktime_vr_360precision_adjuste_head_part1.php/ Eric Rougier]<br />
<br />
'''Kaidan''':<br />
[http://www.precomania.com/rating_getprodrev.php/product_id=9277958/id_type=M/ Precomania]<br />
[http://www.vrphotography.com/data/pages/casestudies/vrheadreview1103.html page/ VRPhotography] Note: This is an older review.<br />
<br />
'''Manfrotto 303SPH''':<br />
[http://www.rosaurophotography.com/html/panoramas/vr_review/303sph/303sph_review.html Rosauro Ona]<br />
[http://www.precomania.com/publicprofile.php/productreviews/userid=624974// Precomania]<br />
[http://www.vrphotography.com/data/pages/casestudies/vrheadreview1103.html page/ VRPhotography]<br />
<br />
'''Novoflex''':<br />
[http://www.360rage.com/panorama-hardware-item.php?i=12 360 Rage]<br />
<br />
'''Nodal Ninja''':<br />
[http://www.rosaurophotography.com/html/panoramas/vr_review/nn3/nn3_review.html/ Rosauro Ona]<br />
[http://panoguide.com/forums/tipsntricks/1984/ PanoGuide Forum]<br />
[http://www.fromparis.com/html/technical_us_quicktime_vr_small_nadir_hole.php/ Eric Rougier].<br />
[http://www.pixelmania.nl/artikel.aspx?rubriekid=2&amp;artikelid=301/ Pixelmania]<br />
[http://www.360rage.com/panorama-hardware-item.php?i=9 360 Rage]<br />
<br />
'''Panosaurus''': <br />
[http://www.tawbaware.com/panosaurus_review.htm/ Tabaware]<br />
[http://panoramicearth.blogspot.com/2006/06/part-2-panorsaurus-head-review.html/ Peter Watts]<br />
[http://www.panoguide.com/forums/qna/2467/ Panoguide forum]<br />
<br />
== Lens brackets ==<br />
Another way to keep the lens/camera fixed to the [[no-parallax point]] are lens brackets that directly mounted onto the lens itself. The advantages are less vibrations but the drawback is that you need one bracket for each lens.<br />
<br />
Some examples:<br />
<br />
* Agnos [http://www.agnos.com/catalogo.htm?v_categ_lista=PR001-RINGT Lens ring] <br />
* Laser cut wooden brackets form [http://www.bophoto.com/bracket/ Pano Bracket from bophoto] <br />
* Self made bracket [http://homepage.mac.com/wkaemena/Nikon8Head.jpg Willy Kaemena]<br />
<br />
== Self made ==<br />
<br />
If you want to build our own pan/tilt head you might get some ideas from those shown below.<br />
<br />
Multirow<br />
* [http://www.einem.net/~dersch/heliarVR/heliarVR0.html Helmut Dersch]<br />
* [http://www.erik-krause.de/panohead Erik Krause]<br />
* [http://www.trozzreaxxion.net/misc/panorama/panorama.html Mike Runge (German)]<br />
* [http://blog.robertbreuer.com/?p=16 Robert Breuer (German)]<br />
* [http://www.dffe.at/panohead/ Bernhard Vogl]<br />
* [http://www.nyfeler-mueller.ch/MonoPodHead/QTVR/MonopodHeadQTVR.html Peter Nyfeler/Monopod]<br />
* [http://www.nyfeler-mueller.ch/PanoHeadMulti/PanoHeadMulti.html Peter Nyfeler/Tripod]<br />
* [http://www.chem.uky.edu/resources/xray/people_documents/Parkin/panohead/panohead.html Sean Parkin (English)]<br />
Single row<br />
* [http://www.heiliger-net.de/panphoto/n_hardware.htm Panphoto.de (German)]</div>Pitdavoshttp://wiki.panotools.org/HeadsHeads2006-12-26T13:24:19Z<p>Pitdavos: /* Reviews */ Typo</p>
<hr />
<div>== Off the shelf ==<br />
<br />
There are a number of panoramic tripod heads on the market, at widely varying prices.<br />
<br />
=== Agnos ===<br />
<br />
[http://www.agnos.com Agnos] - Italian manufacturer of panoramic heads and accesories for panoramic photography. I bought an adapter for my fc-e9 fisheye adapter and it is very well built and of a good quality. They will also release (if they didn't yet) a new solution for creating a spherical pano out of 3 pics taken at 120 degrees each with a DSLR rotated at 45 degrees (!).<br />
<br />
=== Bogen/Manfrotto 303SPH ===<br />
<br />
A more expensive option is the Bogen/Manfrotto 303SPH, a large, but well made head. It could double as a boat anchor! I (Rick) have the 303SPH and the Agnos mentioned below. Bogen has a site dedicated to their line of pano heads [http://www.manfrotto.com/303SPH/ Manfrotto 303SPH Mini-Site]. Some users complain that the head sags - I have not experienced this. This head can be used with virtually any lens / camera combination. I used to use it with the FC-E9 fisheye, but the head left too large of a footprint in the image. &lt;small&gt;--[[User:Add360.com|Add360.com]] 03:21, 7 Nov 2005 (EST)&lt;/small&gt;<br />
<br />
=== Jasper ===<br />
<br />
For me, the [http://www.stereoscopy.com/jasper/panorama.html Jasper Engineering] head has been an excellent value. At about $200, it's strong enough for serious 35mm or comparable digital cameras, which can be used horizontally or (with the included adapter) vertically. [[Nodal Point]] correction is horizontal and covers a variety of focal lengths as long as (I'm guessing) 135mm or more. Like so many heads, a bubble level is included, but hard to read when the head is set up at eye level. The builder will add custom touches very reasonably, In my case I put a Wimberly/Arca quick realease plate on the base. The base is machined aluminum; they provided a peel and stick piece of rubber for the base (to keep the plate from slipping) for about ten bucks.<br />
<br />
Pivoting parts on this unit are tightened with cap screws which have patent caps on them to give more leverage in tightening. I ended up prying these off and taking a t-handle allen wrench with me. I'm using a D-70 and a 17-35 usually; a smaller camera would be fine without that extra step.<br />
<br />
=== Kaidan ===<br />
<br />
[http://www.kaidan.com Kaidan] offers two tripod heads. The [http://www.kaidan.com/Detail.bok?no=146 KiWi] and [http://www.kaidan.com/products/QPIV.html QuickPan]. The KiWi when equipped with [http://www.kaidan.com/Detail.bok?no=148 Twin-Axis Bracket] will work for smaller cameras equipped with fisheye lenses. This is a single-row solution. Kaidan's QuickPan Spherical will allow for multirow panoramas with either rectilinear or fisheye lenses. The aforementioned Twin-Axis Bracket will also work on the QuickPan for single-row fisheye panoramas.<br />
<br />
Kaidan is also due to release their QuickPan Professional tripod head in the early part of 2006.<br />
<br />
=== Nodal Ninja ===<br />
[http://www.NodalNinja.com/ Nodal Ninja] Entering into a competitive market Nodal Ninja, built by Fanotec, satisfies price, quality, ease of use, and portability. This is an easy to use FULL spherical panoramic tripod head with click stops. With this pano head you are anle to produce single row 360 degree cylindrical panoramas, multirow 360x180 degree spherical panoramas, mosaics as well as simple 2,3 or 4 shot landscapes. <br />
The specially designed T-adapter allows you to mount a camera/lens in landscape mode and/or allows the use of many 3rd party quick release plates. The all metal build quality also assures long product life - important to power users like those doing Real Estate Virtual Tours. Nodal Ninja retails for $199.95 and they offer a great package deal for only a few dollars more. The package contents vary depending on current specials. For ealry 2007 the package includes 5 reversible detent click stop rings, (15/18, 20/24, 45/60, 72/0, 90/120) t-adapter, and neoprene case. <br />
Added features include:<br />
* Universal - fits almost all point and shoot cameras as well as most DSLR's.<br />
* It is THE smallest and lightest pano head available - only 460 grams. <br />
* Sturdy - made from lightweight aluminum metal.<br />
* Leveling - built-in quality bubble level for exact leveling.<br />
* Finish - attractive “non-glare” matt black.<br />
* Closed rail design - assures your expensive camera won’t slip off accidentally.<br />
* 3/8” AND 1/4” thread mount adapter.<br />
This makes it ideal for the professional and amateur photographer on the go, traveler, hiker etc. Many other features can be found on their website. <br />
Nodal Ninja is also well known for their superior customer support. While product is one thing they realize support is everything. <br />
[http://www.rosaurophotography.com/html/panoramas/vr_review/nn3/nn3_review.html/ Read a recent review by Rosauro Ona], and a couple others - [http://panoguide.com/forums/tipsntricks/1984/ Panoguide] and [http://www.fromparis.com/html/technical_us_quicktime_vr_small_nadir_hole.php/ Eric Rougier].<br />
Fanotec is a small company founded by the inventor of Nodal Ninja - Nick Fan. They produce Nodal Ninja's in limited batches. Used older models have been known to sell for more than current models - that says something about a product! If you are lucky enough to get your hands on one of these units you won't be disappointed. Have a read of their [http://nodalninja.com/testimonials.html/ Testimonials] and simply ask around the forums, you'll quickly learn what others think of their product and support. <br />
And Fanotec will very shortly release a new leveling head to compliment their Nodal Ninja or any other pano head which will retail for less than other levelers.<br />
I guess the only down side to Nodal Ninja (current model NN3) is the fact it does not support larger DSLR's like the D2X Fuji S3 Pro or Canon Mark II type cameras. Also NN3 does not support DSLR's using battery grips or larger lenses like the FC-E9 or the Rayonex lens.<br />
Nodal Ninja is backed by a FULL 30 day return policy as well as 2 year warranty. <br />
As their slogan says &quot;what's in your bag?&quot;<br />
<br />
=== 360Precision ===<br />
<br />
The [http://www.360precision.com/ 360Precision] is a more expensive but very predictable panoramic head. At U.S. prices from $995-1095 for a single camera and lens setup, it is beyond the average user's price point. Its simple controls make it a very plausible option for those that make panoramas frequently and with the same equipment each time. The 360Precision heads are built to a specific body and specific lens combination, saving the photographer the need to find the entrance pupil for their lens and midpoint of the camera. Because of this, it is a very precise way to batch-create panoramas without needing to generate control points for each panorama. The sacrifice is that you lose the option of using a different combination of camera and lens with this head until you purchase an additional lens arm. <br />
<br />
Although these limits may seem restrictive, the results are very, very predictable. Their suggested workflow is to calibrate a template in your software (hugin, PTGui, PTMac), and for every panorama afterward, apply the template and immediatly skip to stitching. This saves you the time spent in generating and correcting control points in each panorama. For those that can save significant amounts of time and/or money by doing this, this head truly is a life saver. The generation of the template can be time consuming but may save you hours upon hours of post processing time compared to other solutions.<br />
<br />
It is possible to upgrade the 360Precision in modular ways, for instance if you decide to use a different lens for your panoramas, you can order just the lens arm you need, or if you decide to use a different camera for panoramas, you can order just the different camera leg and use the same lens arm. <br />
<br />
=== KingPano, Panosaurus ===<br />
<br />
Very affordable pan/tilt heads which allow horizontal and vertical rotation around the nodal point i.e. for [[high resolution partial panoramas|multi row panoramas]] are the, [http://gregwired.com/pano/Pano.htm Panosaurus] and [http://www.kingpano.com/ KingPano].<br />
<br />
=== Pinnacle VR Universal Pano Head ===<br />
<br />
Priced towards the upper end of the middle ($499) is the Pinnacle VR head that will work with any camera where the tripod hole is in the center of the lens axis. Using pin registration, it can accomodate cameras with or without battery grips attached and supports a wide range of lenses from fisheye to 135mm (on a full frame sensor, 80mm on an APS sized sensor). Details and sample sets of images with PTGui templates can be found at [http://www.pinnacle-vr.com/ Pinnacle VR]<br />
<br />
=== Reviews ===<br />
Various unbias reviews are floating about on many of these panorama tripod heads:<br />
<br />
'''360Precision''':<br />
[http://www.360rage.com/panorama-hardware-item.php?i=2/ 360 Rage]<br />
[http://www.panoguide.com/forums/tipsntricks/2179/ PanoGuide Forum]<br />
[http://www.chem.ox.ac.uk/oxfordtour/tutorial/index.asp?ID=40&amp;pagename=360precision%20Adjuste/ Dr. Karl Harrison]<br />
[http://www.fromparis.com/html/technical_us_quicktime_vr_360precision_adjuste_head_part1.php/ Eric Rougier]<br />
<br />
'''Kaidan''':<br />
[http://www.precomania.com/rating_getprodrev.php/product_id=9277958/id_type=M/ Precomania]<br />
[http://www.vrphotography.com/data/pages/casestudies/vrheadreview1103.html page/ VRPhotography] Note: This is an older review.<br />
<br />
'''Manfrotto 303SPH''':<br />
[http://www.rosaurophotography.com/html/panoramas/vr_review/303sph/303sph_review.html Rosauro Ona]<br />
[http://www.precomania.com/publicprofile.php/productreviews/userid=624974// Precomania]<br />
[http://www.vrphotography.com/data/pages/casestudies/vrheadreview1103.html page/ VRPhotography]<br />
<br />
'''Novoflex''':<br />
[http://www.360rage.com/panorama-hardware-item.php?i=12/ 360 Rage]<br />
<br />
'''Nodal Ninja''':<br />
[http://www.rosaurophotography.com/html/panoramas/vr_review/nn3/nn3_review.html/ Rosauro Ona]<br />
[http://panoguide.com/forums/tipsntricks/1984/ PanoGuide Forum]<br />
[http://www.fromparis.com/html/technical_us_quicktime_vr_small_nadir_hole.php/ Eric Rougier].<br />
[http://www.pixelmania.nl/artikel.aspx?rubriekid=2&amp;artikelid=301/ Pixelmania]<br />
[http://www.360rage.com/panorama-hardware-item.php?i=9 360 Rage]<br />
<br />
'''Panosaurus''': <br />
[http://www.tawbaware.com/panosaurus_review.htm/ Tabaware]<br />
[http://panoramicearth.blogspot.com/2006/06/part-2-panorsaurus-head-review.html/ Peter Watts]<br />
[http://www.panoguide.com/forums/qna/2467/ Panoguide forum]<br />
<br />
== Lens brackets ==<br />
Another way to keep the lens/camera fixed to the [[no-parallax point]] are lens brackets that directly mounted onto the lens itself. The advantages are less vibrations but the drawback is that you need one bracket for each lens.<br />
<br />
Some examples:<br />
<br />
* Agnos [http://www.agnos.com/catalogo.htm?v_categ_lista=PR001-RINGT Lens ring] <br />
* Laser cut wooden brackets form [http://www.bophoto.com/bracket/ Pano Bracket from bophoto] <br />
* Self made bracket [http://homepage.mac.com/wkaemena/Nikon8Head.jpg Willy Kaemena]<br />
<br />
== Self made ==<br />
<br />
If you want to build our own pan/tilt head you might get some ideas from those shown below.<br />
<br />
Multirow<br />
* [http://www.einem.net/~dersch/heliarVR/heliarVR0.html Helmut Dersch]<br />
* [http://www.erik-krause.de/panohead Erik Krause]<br />
* [http://www.trozzreaxxion.net/misc/panorama/panorama.html Mike Runge (German)]<br />
* [http://blog.robertbreuer.com/?p=16 Robert Breuer (German)]<br />
* [http://www.dffe.at/panohead/ Bernhard Vogl]<br />
* [http://www.nyfeler-mueller.ch/MonoPodHead/QTVR/MonopodHeadQTVR.html Peter Nyfeler/Monopod]<br />
* [http://www.nyfeler-mueller.ch/PanoHeadMulti/PanoHeadMulti.html Peter Nyfeler/Tripod]<br />
* [http://www.chem.uky.edu/resources/xray/people_documents/Parkin/panohead/panohead.html Sean Parkin (English)]<br />
Single row<br />
* [http://www.heiliger-net.de/panphoto/n_hardware.htm Panphoto.de (German)]</div>Pitdavoshttp://wiki.panotools.org/Main_PageMain Page2006-07-13T21:40:14Z<p>Pitdavos: /* Our community */</p>
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<div>== Full Name / Location / Contact ==<br />
Peter Nyfeler / Davos, Switzerland&lt;br&gt;<br />
E-Mail : peter.nyfeler{at}hispeed.ch<br />
<br />
== About ==<br />
My first camera I bought was an Olympus C 2000 Z in 1999 and works fine till now.&lt;br&gt;<br />
In 2001, I saw this nice panoramas on the web and was fascinated. It was unbelievable&lt;br&gt;<br />
for me to spinning around, up and down. <br />
<br />
Since that time I have a virus called panorama.I bought a coolpix 4500 with all the&lt;br&gt;<br />
necessary parts to produce panoramas.<br />
<br />
It was a really hard time to collect all the informations about panorama shooting and panotools.&lt;br&gt;<br />
Probably I took the wrong direction, because I first learned all about taking panoramas&lt;br&gt;<br />
and after this I learned how to take good photos.<br />
<br />
<br />
== Homepage ==<br />
* Here my experimental [http://www.nyfeler-mueller.ch Homepage]<br />
&lt;br&gt;<br />
<br />
== Current Equipment ==<br />
'''First'''<br />
* Nikon D70<br />
* Nikkor 10.5 mm<br />
* Sigma 8 mm<br />
* Tripod Manfrotto Carbon One<br />
* [http://www.bhphotovideo.com/bnh/controller/home?O=productlist&amp;A=details&amp;Q=&amp;sku=272852&amp;is=REG Leveling center column]<br />
* Panorama head Manfrotto 303SPH<br />
* [http://www.nyfeler-mueller.ch/MonoPodHead/QTVR/MonopodHeadQTVR.html Monopod Head]<br />
<br />
<br />
'''Second'''<br />
* Coolpix 4500<br />
* Fisheye Converter FC-E8<br />
* Wideangle Converter WC-E63<br />
* Cullmann Lightweight tripod<br />
* [http://www.nyfeler-mueller.ch/PanoEquipement/PanoEquipement.htm Monopod Head]<br />
* [http://www.nyfeler-mueller.ch/PanoHeadMulti/PanoHeadMulti.html Tripod Head]<br />
<br />
== WWP Panoramas ==<br />
<br />
<br />
See my contribution to WorldWidePanorama [http://geoimages.berkeley.edu/wwppeople/html/PeterNyfeler.html here]<br />
<br />
== Mirror Ball Cap ==<br />
[[Adding_a_nadir_cap_%28mirror_ball%29|Here]] you can find an easy way to cover the tripod in an equirectangular (PSphere) panorama with a cap that looks like mirror ball.&lt;br&gt;There is also link where you can download the Photoshop action to produce this mirror ball.</div>Pitdavoshttp://wiki.panotools.org/User:PitdavosUser:Pitdavos2005-05-06T09:45:17Z<p>Pitdavos: link directed to wiki</p>
<hr />
<div>== Full Name / Location ==<br />
Peter Nyfeler / Davos, Switzerland<br />
<br />
== About ==<br />
My first camera I bought was an Olympus C 2000 Z in 1999 and works fine till now.&lt;br&gt;<br />
In 2001, I saw this nice panoramas on the web and was fascinated. It was unbelievable&lt;br&gt;<br />
for me to spinning around, up and down. <br />
<br />
Since that time I have a virus called panorama.I bought a coolpix 4500 with all the&lt;br&gt;<br />
necessary parts to produce panoramas.<br />
<br />
It was a really hard time to collect all the informations about panorama shooting and panotools.&lt;br&gt;<br />
Probably I took the wrong direction, because I first learned all about taking panoramas&lt;br&gt;<br />
and after this I learned how to take good photos.<br />
<br />
<br />
== Homepage ==<br />
* Here my experimental [http://www.nyfeler-mueller.ch Homepage]<br />
&lt;br&gt;<br />
<br />
== Current Equipment ==<br />
'''First'''<br />
* Nikon D70<br />
* Nikkor 10.5 mm<br />
* Sigma 8 mm<br />
* Tripod Manfrotto Carbon One<br />
* [http://www.bhphotovideo.com/bnh/controller/home?O=productlist&amp;A=details&amp;Q=&amp;sku=272852&amp;is=REG Leveling center column]<br />
* Panorama head Manfrotto 303SPH<br />
* [http://www.nyfeler-mueller.ch/MonoPodHead/QTVR/MonopodHeadQTVR.html Monopod Head]<br />
<br />
<br />
'''Second'''<br />
* Coolpix 4500<br />
* Fisheye Converter FC-E8<br />
* Wideangle Converter WC-E63<br />
* Cullmann Lightweight tripod<br />
* [http://www.nyfeler-mueller.ch/PanoEquipement/PanoEquipement.htm Monopod Head]<br />
* [http://www.nyfeler-mueller.ch/PanoHeadMulti/PanoHeadMulti.html Tripod Head]<br />
<br />
== WWP Panoramas ==<br />
<br />
<br />
See my contribution to WorldWidePanorama [http://geoimages.berkeley.edu/wwppeople/html/PeterNyfeler.html here]<br />
<br />
== Mirror Ball Cap ==<br />
[[Adding_a_nadir_cap_%28mirror_ball%29|Here]] you can find an easy way to cover the tripod in an equirectangular (PSphere) panorama with a cap that looks like mirror ball.&lt;br&gt;There is also link where you can download the Photoshop action to produce this mirror ball.</div>Pitdavoshttp://wiki.panotools.org/User:PitdavosUser:Pitdavos2005-04-09T12:18:06Z<p>Pitdavos: /* Added items to this wiki */</p>
<hr />
<div>== Full Name / Location ==<br />
Peter Nyfeler / Davos, Switzerland<br />
<br />
== About ==<br />
My first camera I bought was an Olympus C 2000 Z in 1999 and works fine till now.&lt;br&gt;<br />
In 2001, I saw this nice panoramas on the web and was fascinated. It was unbelievable&lt;br&gt;<br />
for me to spinning around, up and down. <br />
<br />
Since that time I have a virus called panorama.I bought a coolpix 4500 with all the&lt;br&gt;<br />
necessary parts to produce panoramas.<br />
<br />
It was a really hard time to collect all the informations about panorama shooting and panotools.&lt;br&gt;<br />
Probably I took the wrong direction, because I first learned all about taking panoramas&lt;br&gt;<br />
and after this I learned how to take good photos.<br />
<br />
<br />
== Homepage ==<br />
* Here my experimental [http://www.nyfeler-mueller.ch Homepage]<br />
&lt;br&gt;<br />
<br />
== Current Equipment ==<br />
'''First'''<br />
* Nikon D70<br />
* Nikkor 10.5 mm<br />
* Sigma 8 mm<br />
* Tripod Manfrotto Carbon One<br />
* [http://www.bhphotovideo.com/bnh/controller/home?O=productlist&amp;A=details&amp;Q=&amp;sku=272852&amp;is=REG Leveling center column]<br />
* Panorama head Manfrotto 303SPH<br />
* [http://www.nyfeler-mueller.ch/MonoPodHead/QTVR/MonopodHeadQTVR.html Monopod Head]<br />
<br />
<br />
'''Second'''<br />
* Coolpix 4500<br />
* Fisheye Converter FC-E8<br />
* Wideangle Converter WC-E63<br />
* Cullmann Lightweight tripod<br />
* [http://www.nyfeler-mueller.ch/PanoEquipement/PanoEquipement.htm Monopod Head]<br />
* [http://www.nyfeler-mueller.ch/PanoHeadMulti/PanoHeadMulti.html Tripod Head]<br />
<br />
== WWP Panoramas ==<br />
<br />
<br />
See my contribution to WorldWidePanorama [http://geoimages.berkeley.edu/wwppeople/html/PeterNyfeler.html here]<br />
<br />
== Mirror Ball Cap ==<br />
[http://www.nyfeler-mueller.ch/TripodCap/Cap.html Here] you can find an easy way to cover the tripod in an equirectangular (PSphere) panorama with a cap that looks like mirror ball.&lt;br&gt;There is also link where you can download the Photoshop action to produce this mirror ball.</div>Pitdavoshttp://wiki.panotools.org/User:PitdavosUser:Pitdavos2005-04-09T10:55:56Z<p>Pitdavos: /* Full Name / Location */</p>
<hr />
<div>== Full Name / Location ==<br />
Peter Nyfeler / Davos, Switzerland<br />
<br />
== About ==<br />
My first camera I bought was an Olympus C 2000 Z in 1999 and works fine till now.&lt;br&gt;<br />
In 2001, I saw this nice panoramas on the web and was fascinated. It was unbelievable&lt;br&gt;<br />
for me to spinning around, up and down. <br />
<br />
Since that time I have a virus called panorama.I bought a coolpix 4500 with all the&lt;br&gt;<br />
necessary parts to produce panoramas.<br />
<br />
It was a really hard time to collect all the informations about panorama shooting and panotools.&lt;br&gt;<br />
Probably I took the wrong direction, because I first learned all about taking panoramas&lt;br&gt;<br />
and after this I learned how to take good photos.<br />
<br />
<br />
== Homepage ==<br />
* Here my experimental [http://www.nyfeler-mueller.ch Homepage]<br />
&lt;br&gt;<br />
<br />
== Current Equipment ==<br />
'''First'''<br />
* Nikon D70<br />
* Nikkor 10.5 mm<br />
* Sigma 8 mm<br />
* Tripod Manfrotto Carbon One<br />
* [http://www.bhphotovideo.com/bnh/controller/home?O=productlist&amp;A=details&amp;Q=&amp;sku=272852&amp;is=REG Leveling center column]<br />
* Panorama head Manfrotto 303SPH<br />
* [http://www.nyfeler-mueller.ch/MonoPodHead/QTVR/MonopodHeadQTVR.html Monopod Head]<br />
<br />
<br />
'''Second'''<br />
* Coolpix 4500<br />
* Fisheye Converter FC-E8<br />
* Wideangle Converter WC-E63<br />
* Cullmann Lightweight tripod<br />
* [http://www.nyfeler-mueller.ch/PanoEquipement/PanoEquipement.htm Monopod Head]<br />
* [http://www.nyfeler-mueller.ch/PanoHeadMulti/PanoHeadMulti.html Tripod Head]<br />
<br />
== Added items to this wiki ==<br />
* [[How to use PTEditor]]<br />
* [[How to allocate enough RAM for PTEditor]]<br />
<br />
<br />
More to come soon....<br />
<br />
<br />
== Mirror Ball Cap ==<br />
[http://www.nyfeler-mueller.ch/TripodCap/Cap.html Here] you can find an easy way to cover the tripod in an equirectangular (PSphere) panorama with a cap that looks like mirror ball.&lt;br&gt;There is also link where you can download the Photoshop action to produce this mirror ball.</div>Pitdavoshttp://wiki.panotools.org/User:PitdavosUser:Pitdavos2005-04-09T10:53:59Z<p>Pitdavos: /* Current Equipment */</p>
<hr />
<div>== Full Name / Location ==<br />
Peter Nyfeler&lt;br&gt;<br />
&lt;br&gt;<br />
Davos, Switzerland<br />
<br />
== About ==<br />
My first camera I bought was an Olympus C 2000 Z in 1999 and works fine till now.&lt;br&gt;<br />
In 2001, I saw this nice panoramas on the web and was fascinated. It was unbelievable&lt;br&gt;<br />
for me to spinning around, up and down. <br />
<br />
Since that time I have a virus called panorama.I bought a coolpix 4500 with all the&lt;br&gt;<br />
necessary parts to produce panoramas.<br />
<br />
It was a really hard time to collect all the informations about panorama shooting and panotools.&lt;br&gt;<br />
Probably I took the wrong direction, because I first learned all about taking panoramas&lt;br&gt;<br />
and after this I learned how to take good photos.<br />
<br />
<br />
== Homepage ==<br />
* Here my experimental [http://www.nyfeler-mueller.ch Homepage]<br />
&lt;br&gt;<br />
<br />
== Current Equipment ==<br />
'''First'''<br />
* Nikon D70<br />
* Nikkor 10.5 mm<br />
* Sigma 8 mm<br />
* Tripod Manfrotto Carbon One<br />
* [http://www.bhphotovideo.com/bnh/controller/home?O=productlist&amp;A=details&amp;Q=&amp;sku=272852&amp;is=REG Leveling center column]<br />
* Panorama head Manfrotto 303SPH<br />
* [http://www.nyfeler-mueller.ch/MonoPodHead/QTVR/MonopodHeadQTVR.html Monopod Head]<br />
<br />
<br />
'''Second'''<br />
* Coolpix 4500<br />
* Fisheye Converter FC-E8<br />
* Wideangle Converter WC-E63<br />
* Cullmann Lightweight tripod<br />
* [http://www.nyfeler-mueller.ch/PanoEquipement/PanoEquipement.htm Monopod Head]<br />
* [http://www.nyfeler-mueller.ch/PanoHeadMulti/PanoHeadMulti.html Tripod Head]<br />
<br />
== Added items to this wiki ==<br />
* [[How to use PTEditor]]<br />
* [[How to allocate enough RAM for PTEditor]]<br />
<br />
<br />
More to come soon....<br />
<br />
<br />
== Mirror Ball Cap ==<br />
[http://www.nyfeler-mueller.ch/TripodCap/Cap.html Here] you can find an easy way to cover the tripod in an equirectangular (PSphere) panorama with a cap that looks like mirror ball.&lt;br&gt;There is also link where you can download the Photoshop action to produce this mirror ball.</div>Pitdavoshttp://wiki.panotools.org/User:PitdavosUser:Pitdavos2005-04-09T10:40:35Z<p>Pitdavos: /* Full Name */</p>
<hr />
<div>== Full Name / Location ==<br />
Peter Nyfeler&lt;br&gt;<br />
&lt;br&gt;<br />
Davos, Switzerland<br />
<br />
== About ==<br />
My first camera I bought was an Olympus C 2000 Z in 1999 and works fine till now.&lt;br&gt;<br />
In 2001, I saw this nice panoramas on the web and was fascinated. It was unbelievable&lt;br&gt;<br />
for me to spinning around, up and down. <br />
<br />
Since that time I have a virus called panorama.I bought a coolpix 4500 with all the&lt;br&gt;<br />
necessary parts to produce panoramas.<br />
<br />
It was a really hard time to collect all the informations about panorama shooting and panotools.&lt;br&gt;<br />
Probably I took the wrong direction, because I first learned all about taking panoramas&lt;br&gt;<br />
and after this I learned how to take good photos.<br />
<br />
<br />
== Homepage ==<br />
* Here my experimental [http://www.nyfeler-mueller.ch Homepage]<br />
&lt;br&gt;<br />
<br />
== Current Equipment ==<br />
'''First'''<br />
* Nikon D70<br />
* Nikkor 10.5 mm<br />
* Sigma 8 mm<br />
* [http://www.nyfeler-mueller.ch/MonoPodHead/QTVR/MonopodHeadQTVR.html Monopod Head]<br />
<br />
<br />
'''Second'''<br />
* Coolpix 4500<br />
* Fisheye Converter FC-E8<br />
* Wideangle Converter WC-E63<br />
* [http://www.nyfeler-mueller.ch/PanoHeadMulti/PanoHeadMulti.html Tripod Head]<br />
<br />
<br />
== Added items to this wiki ==<br />
* [[How to use PTEditor]]<br />
* [[How to allocate enough RAM for PTEditor]]<br />
<br />
<br />
More to come soon....<br />
<br />
<br />
== Mirror Ball Cap ==<br />
[http://www.nyfeler-mueller.ch/TripodCap/Cap.html Here] you can find an easy way to cover the tripod in an equirectangular (PSphere) panorama with a cap that looks like mirror ball.&lt;br&gt;There is also link where you can download the Photoshop action to produce this mirror ball.</div>Pitdavoshttp://wiki.panotools.org/User:PitdavosUser:Pitdavos2005-04-09T10:38:47Z<p>Pitdavos: /* Homepage */</p>
<hr />
<div>== Full Name ==<br />
Peter Nyfeler<br />
<br />
<br />
== About ==<br />
My first camera I bought was an Olympus C 2000 Z in 1999 and works fine till now.&lt;br&gt;<br />
In 2001, I saw this nice panoramas on the web and was fascinated. It was unbelievable&lt;br&gt;<br />
for me to spinning around, up and down. <br />
<br />
Since that time I have a virus called panorama.I bought a coolpix 4500 with all the&lt;br&gt;<br />
necessary parts to produce panoramas.<br />
<br />
It was a really hard time to collect all the informations about panorama shooting and panotools.&lt;br&gt;<br />
Probably I took the wrong direction, because I first learned all about taking panoramas&lt;br&gt;<br />
and after this I learned how to take good photos.<br />
<br />
<br />
== Homepage ==<br />
* Here my experimental [http://www.nyfeler-mueller.ch Homepage]<br />
&lt;br&gt;<br />
<br />
== Current Equipment ==<br />
'''First'''<br />
* Nikon D70<br />
* Nikkor 10.5 mm<br />
* Sigma 8 mm<br />
* [http://www.nyfeler-mueller.ch/MonoPodHead/QTVR/MonopodHeadQTVR.html Monopod Head]<br />
<br />
<br />
'''Second'''<br />
* Coolpix 4500<br />
* Fisheye Converter FC-E8<br />
* Wideangle Converter WC-E63<br />
* [http://www.nyfeler-mueller.ch/PanoHeadMulti/PanoHeadMulti.html Tripod Head]<br />
<br />
<br />
== Added items to this wiki ==<br />
* [[How to use PTEditor]]<br />
* [[How to allocate enough RAM for PTEditor]]<br />
<br />
<br />
More to come soon....<br />
<br />
<br />
== Mirror Ball Cap ==<br />
[http://www.nyfeler-mueller.ch/TripodCap/Cap.html Here] you can find an easy way to cover the tripod in an equirectangular (PSphere) panorama with a cap that looks like mirror ball.&lt;br&gt;There is also link where you can download the Photoshop action to produce this mirror ball.</div>Pitdavoshttp://wiki.panotools.org/User:PitdavosUser:Pitdavos2005-04-09T10:38:00Z<p>Pitdavos: /* Homepage */</p>
<hr />
<div>== Full Name ==<br />
Peter Nyfeler<br />
<br />
<br />
== About ==<br />
My first camera I bought was an Olympus C 2000 Z in 1999 and works fine till now.&lt;br&gt;<br />
In 2001, I saw this nice panoramas on the web and was fascinated. It was unbelievable&lt;br&gt;<br />
for me to spinning around, up and down. <br />
<br />
Since that time I have a virus called panorama.I bought a coolpix 4500 with all the&lt;br&gt;<br />
necessary parts to produce panoramas.<br />
<br />
It was a really hard time to collect all the informations about panorama shooting and panotools.&lt;br&gt;<br />
Probably I took the wrong direction, because I first learned all about taking panoramas&lt;br&gt;<br />
and after this I learned how to take good photos.<br />
<br />
<br />
== Homepage ==<br />
* Here my experimental [http://www.nyfeler-mueller.ch Homepage]<br />
<br />
== Current Equipment ==<br />
'''First'''<br />
* Nikon D70<br />
* Nikkor 10.5 mm<br />
* Sigma 8 mm<br />
* [http://www.nyfeler-mueller.ch/MonoPodHead/QTVR/MonopodHeadQTVR.html Monopod Head]<br />
<br />
<br />
'''Second'''<br />
* Coolpix 4500<br />
* Fisheye Converter FC-E8<br />
* Wideangle Converter WC-E63<br />
* [http://www.nyfeler-mueller.ch/PanoHeadMulti/PanoHeadMulti.html Tripod Head]<br />
<br />
<br />
== Added items to this wiki ==<br />
* [[How to use PTEditor]]<br />
* [[How to allocate enough RAM for PTEditor]]<br />
<br />
<br />
More to come soon....<br />
<br />
<br />
== Mirror Ball Cap ==<br />
[http://www.nyfeler-mueller.ch/TripodCap/Cap.html Here] you can find an easy way to cover the tripod in an equirectangular (PSphere) panorama with a cap that looks like mirror ball.&lt;br&gt;There is also link where you can download the Photoshop action to produce this mirror ball.</div>Pitdavoshttp://wiki.panotools.org/User:PitdavosUser:Pitdavos2005-03-13T11:14:48Z<p>Pitdavos: </p>
<hr />
<div>== Full Name ==<br />
Peter Nyfeler<br />
<br />
<br />
== About ==<br />
My first camera I bought was an Olympus C 2000 Z in 1999 and works fine till now.&lt;br&gt;<br />
In 2001, I saw this nice panoramas on the web and was fascinated. It was unbelievable&lt;br&gt;<br />
for me to spinning around, up and down. <br />
<br />
Since that time I have a virus called panorama.I bought a coolpix 4500 with all the&lt;br&gt;<br />
necessary parts to produce panoramas.<br />
<br />
It was a really hard time to collect all the informations about panorama shooting and panotools.&lt;br&gt;<br />
Probably I took the wrong direction, because I first learned all about taking panoramas&lt;br&gt;<br />
and after this I learned how to take good photos.<br />
<br />
<br />
== Homepage ==<br />
* Here my experimental [http://www.nyfeler-mueller.ch Homepage]<br />
* My last [http://www.nyfeler-mueller.ch/Ardueser/Ardueser.htm Panoramas]<br />
<br />
<br />
== Current Equipment ==<br />
'''First'''<br />
* Nikon D70<br />
* Nikkor 10.5 mm<br />
* Sigma 8 mm<br />
* [http://www.nyfeler-mueller.ch/MonoPodHead/QTVR/MonopodHeadQTVR.html Monopod Head]<br />
<br />
<br />
'''Second'''<br />
* Coolpix 4500<br />
* Fisheye Converter FC-E8<br />
* Wideangle Converter WC-E63<br />
* [http://www.nyfeler-mueller.ch/PanoHeadMulti/PanoHeadMulti.html Tripod Head]<br />
<br />
<br />
== Added items to this wiki ==<br />
* [[How to use PTEditor]]<br />
* [[How to allocate enough RAM for PTEditor]]<br />
<br />
<br />
More to come soon....<br />
<br />
<br />
== Mirror Ball Cap ==<br />
[http://www.nyfeler-mueller.ch/TripodCap/Cap.html Here] you can find an easy way to cover the tripod in an equirectangular (PSphere) panorama with a cap that looks like mirror ball.&lt;br&gt;There is also link where you can download the Photoshop action to produce this mirror ball.</div>Pitdavoshttp://wiki.panotools.org/User:PitdavosUser:Pitdavos2005-03-13T11:10:15Z<p>Pitdavos: /* Mirror Ball Cap */</p>
<hr />
<div><br />
== Full Name ==<br />
Peter Nyfeler<br />
<br />
<br />
== About ==<br />
My first camera I bought was an Olympus C 2000 Z in 1999 and works fine till now. In 2001, I saw this nice panoramas on the web and was fascinated. It was unbelievable for me to spinning around, up and down. Since that time I have a virus called panorama. I bought a coolpix 4500 with all the necessary parts to produce panoramas. It was a really hard time to collect all the informations about panorama shooting and panotools. Probably I took the wrong direction, because I first learned all about taking panoramas and after this I learned how to take good photos.<br />
<br />
<br />
== Homepage ==<br />
* Here my experimental [http://www.nyfeler-mueller.ch Homepage]<br />
* My last [http://www.nyfeler-mueller.ch/Ardueser/Ardueser.htm Panoramas]<br />
<br />
<br />
== Current Equipment ==<br />
'''First'''<br />
* Nikon D70<br />
* Nikkor 10.5 mm<br />
* Sigma 8 mm<br />
* [http://www.nyfeler-mueller.ch/MonoPodHead/QTVR/MonopodHeadQTVR.html Monopod Head]<br />
<br />
<br />
'''Second'''<br />
* Coolpix 4500<br />
* Fisheye Converter FC-E8<br />
* Wideangle Converter WC-E63<br />
* [http://www.nyfeler-mueller.ch/PanoHeadMulti/PanoHeadMulti.html Tripod Head]<br />
<br />
<br />
== Added items to this wiki ==<br />
* [[How to use PTEditor]]<br />
* [[How to allocate enough RAM for PTEditor]]<br />
<br />
<br />
More to come soon....<br />
<br />
<br />
== Mirror Ball Cap ==<br />
[http://www.nyfeler-mueller.ch/TripodCap/Cap.html Here] you can find an easy way to cover the tripod in an equirectangular (PSphere) panorama with a cap that looks like mirror ball.&lt;br&gt;There is also link where you can download the Photoshop action to produce this mirror ball.</div>Pitdavoshttp://wiki.panotools.org/User:PitdavosUser:Pitdavos2005-03-13T11:08:48Z<p>Pitdavos: </p>
<hr />
<div><br />
== Full Name ==<br />
Peter Nyfeler<br />
<br />
<br />
== About ==<br />
My first camera I bought was an Olympus C 2000 Z in 1999 and works fine till now. In 2001, I saw this nice panoramas on the web and was fascinated. It was unbelievable for me to spinning around, up and down. Since that time I have a virus called panorama. I bought a coolpix 4500 with all the necessary parts to produce panoramas. It was a really hard time to collect all the informations about panorama shooting and panotools. Probably I took the wrong direction, because I first learned all about taking panoramas and after this I learned how to take good photos.<br />
<br />
<br />
== Homepage ==<br />
* Here my experimental [http://www.nyfeler-mueller.ch Homepage]<br />
* My last [http://www.nyfeler-mueller.ch/Ardueser/Ardueser.htm Panoramas]<br />
<br />
<br />
== Current Equipment ==<br />
'''First'''<br />
* Nikon D70<br />
* Nikkor 10.5 mm<br />
* Sigma 8 mm<br />
* [http://www.nyfeler-mueller.ch/MonoPodHead/QTVR/MonopodHeadQTVR.html Monopod Head]<br />
<br />
<br />
'''Second'''<br />
* Coolpix 4500<br />
* Fisheye Converter FC-E8<br />
* Wideangle Converter WC-E63<br />
* [http://www.nyfeler-mueller.ch/PanoHeadMulti/PanoHeadMulti.html Tripod Head]<br />
<br />
<br />
== Added items to this wiki ==<br />
* [[How to use PTEditor]]<br />
* [[How to allocate enough RAM for PTEditor]]<br />
<br />
<br />
More to come soon....<br />
<br />
<br />
== Mirror Ball Cap ==<br />
[http://www.nyfeler-mueller.ch/TripodCap/Cap.html Here] you can find an easy way to cover the tripod in an equirectangular (PSphere) with a cap that looks like mirror ball.&lt;br&gt;There is also link where you can download the Photoshop action to produce this mirror ball.</div>Pitdavoshttp://wiki.panotools.org/User:PitdavosUser:Pitdavos2005-03-13T11:08:27Z<p>Pitdavos: /* Added items to this wiki */</p>
<hr />
<div><br />
<br />
== Full Name ==<br />
Peter Nyfeler<br />
<br />
<br />
== About ==<br />
My first camera I bought was an Olympus C 2000 Z in 1999 and works fine till now. In 2001, I saw this nice panoramas on the web and was fascinated. It was unbelievable for me to spinning around, up and down. Since that time I have a virus called panorama. I bought a coolpix 4500 with all the necessary parts to produce panoramas. It was a really hard time to collect all the informations about panorama shooting and panotools. Probably I took the wrong direction, because I first learned all about taking panoramas and after this I learned how to take good photos.<br />
<br />
<br />
== Homepage ==<br />
* Here my experimental [http://www.nyfeler-mueller.ch Homepage]<br />
* My last [http://www.nyfeler-mueller.ch/Ardueser/Ardueser.htm Panoramas]<br />
<br />
<br />
== Current Equipment ==<br />
'''First'''<br />
* Nikon D70<br />
* Nikkor 10.5 mm<br />
* Sigma 8 mm<br />
* [http://www.nyfeler-mueller.ch/MonoPodHead/QTVR/MonopodHeadQTVR.html Monopod Head]<br />
<br />
<br />
'''Second'''<br />
* Coolpix 4500<br />
* Fisheye Converter FC-E8<br />
* Wideangle Converter WC-E63<br />
* [http://www.nyfeler-mueller.ch/PanoHeadMulti/PanoHeadMulti.html Tripod Head]<br />
<br />
<br />
== Added items to this wiki ==<br />
* [[How to use PTEditor]]<br />
* [[How to allocate enough RAM for PTEditor]]<br />
<br />
<br />
More to come soon....<br />
<br />
== Mirror Ball Cap ==<br />
[http://www.nyfeler-mueller.ch/TripodCap/Cap.html Here] you can find an easy way to cover the tripod in an equirectangular (PSphere) with a cap that looks like mirror ball.&lt;br&gt;There is also link where you can download the Photoshop action to produce this mirror ball.</div>Pitdavoshttp://wiki.panotools.org/User:PitdavosUser:Pitdavos2005-03-13T11:07:42Z<p>Pitdavos: /* Mirror Ball Cap */</p>
<hr />
<div><br />
<br />
== Full Name ==<br />
Peter Nyfeler<br />
<br />
<br />
== About ==<br />
My first camera I bought was an Olympus C 2000 Z in 1999 and works fine till now. In 2001, I saw this nice panoramas on the web and was fascinated. It was unbelievable for me to spinning around, up and down. Since that time I have a virus called panorama. I bought a coolpix 4500 with all the necessary parts to produce panoramas. It was a really hard time to collect all the informations about panorama shooting and panotools. Probably I took the wrong direction, because I first learned all about taking panoramas and after this I learned how to take good photos.<br />
<br />
<br />
== Homepage ==<br />
* Here my experimental [http://www.nyfeler-mueller.ch Homepage]<br />
* My last [http://www.nyfeler-mueller.ch/Ardueser/Ardueser.htm Panoramas]<br />
<br />
<br />
== Current Equipment ==<br />
'''First'''<br />
* Nikon D70<br />
* Nikkor 10.5 mm<br />
* Sigma 8 mm<br />
* [http://www.nyfeler-mueller.ch/MonoPodHead/QTVR/MonopodHeadQTVR.html Monopod Head]<br />
<br />
<br />
'''Second'''<br />
* Coolpix 4500<br />
* Fisheye Converter FC-E8<br />
* Wideangle Converter WC-E63<br />
* [http://www.nyfeler-mueller.ch/PanoHeadMulti/PanoHeadMulti.html Tripod Head]<br />
<br />
<br />
== Added items to this wiki ==<br />
* [[How to use PTEditor]]<br />
* [[How to allocate enough RAM for PTEditor]]<br />
<br />
<br />
== Mirror Ball Cap ==<br />
[http://www.nyfeler-mueller.ch/TripodCap/Cap.html Here] you can find an easy way to cover the tripod in an equirectangular (PSphere) with a cap that looks like mirror ball.&lt;br&gt;There is also link where you can download the Photoshop action to produce this mirror ball.</div>Pitdavoshttp://wiki.panotools.org/User:PitdavosUser:Pitdavos2005-03-13T11:04:00Z<p>Pitdavos: /* Mirror Sphere Cap */</p>
<hr />
<div><br />
<br />
== Full Name ==<br />
Peter Nyfeler<br />
<br />
<br />
== About ==<br />
My first camera I bought was an Olympus C 2000 Z in 1999 and works fine till now. In 2001, I saw this nice panoramas on the web and was fascinated. It was unbelievable for me to spinning around, up and down. Since that time I have a virus called panorama. I bought a coolpix 4500 with all the necessary parts to produce panoramas. It was a really hard time to collect all the informations about panorama shooting and panotools. Probably I took the wrong direction, because I first learned all about taking panoramas and after this I learned how to take good photos.<br />
<br />
<br />
== Homepage ==<br />
* Here my experimental [http://www.nyfeler-mueller.ch Homepage]<br />
* My last [http://www.nyfeler-mueller.ch/Ardueser/Ardueser.htm Panoramas]<br />
<br />
<br />
== Current Equipment ==<br />
'''First'''<br />
* Nikon D70<br />
* Nikkor 10.5 mm<br />
* Sigma 8 mm<br />
* [http://www.nyfeler-mueller.ch/MonoPodHead/QTVR/MonopodHeadQTVR.html Monopod Head]<br />
<br />
<br />
'''Second'''<br />
* Coolpix 4500<br />
* Fisheye Converter FC-E8<br />
* Wideangle Converter WC-E63<br />
* [http://www.nyfeler-mueller.ch/PanoHeadMulti/PanoHeadMulti.html Tripod Head]<br />
<br />
<br />
== Added items to this wiki ==<br />
* [[How to use PTEditor]]<br />
* [[How to allocate enough RAM for PTEditor]]<br />
<br />
<br />
== Mirror Ball Cap ==<br />
[http://www.nyfeler-mueller.ch/TripodCap/Cap.html Here] you can find an easy way to cover the tripod in an equirectangular (PSphere) with a cap that looks like mirror ball. There is also link where you can download the Photoshop action to produce this mirror ball.</div>Pitdavoshttp://wiki.panotools.org/User:PitdavosUser:Pitdavos2005-03-13T11:03:33Z<p>Pitdavos: </p>
<hr />
<div><br />
<br />
== Full Name ==<br />
Peter Nyfeler<br />
<br />
<br />
== About ==<br />
My first camera I bought was an Olympus C 2000 Z in 1999 and works fine till now. In 2001, I saw this nice panoramas on the web and was fascinated. It was unbelievable for me to spinning around, up and down. Since that time I have a virus called panorama. I bought a coolpix 4500 with all the necessary parts to produce panoramas. It was a really hard time to collect all the informations about panorama shooting and panotools. Probably I took the wrong direction, because I first learned all about taking panoramas and after this I learned how to take good photos.<br />
<br />
<br />
== Homepage ==<br />
* Here my experimental [http://www.nyfeler-mueller.ch Homepage]<br />
* My last [http://www.nyfeler-mueller.ch/Ardueser/Ardueser.htm Panoramas]<br />
<br />
<br />
== Current Equipment ==<br />
'''First'''<br />
* Nikon D70<br />
* Nikkor 10.5 mm<br />
* Sigma 8 mm<br />
* [http://www.nyfeler-mueller.ch/MonoPodHead/QTVR/MonopodHeadQTVR.html Monopod Head]<br />
<br />
<br />
'''Second'''<br />
* Coolpix 4500<br />
* Fisheye Converter FC-E8<br />
* Wideangle Converter WC-E63<br />
* [http://www.nyfeler-mueller.ch/PanoHeadMulti/PanoHeadMulti.html Tripod Head]<br />
<br />
<br />
== Added items to this wiki ==<br />
* [[How to use PTEditor]]<br />
* [[How to allocate enough RAM for PTEditor]]<br />
<br />
<br />
== Mirror Sphere Cap ==<br />
[http://www.nyfeler-mueller.ch/TripodCap/Cap.html Here] you can find an easy way to cover the tripod in an equirectangular (PSphere) with a cap that looks like mirror ball. There is also link where you can download the Photoshop action to produce this mirror ball.</div>Pitdavoshttp://wiki.panotools.org/User:PitdavosUser:Pitdavos2005-03-13T10:50:05Z<p>Pitdavos: /* Added items to this wiki */</p>
<hr />
<div><br />
<br />
== Full Name ==<br />
Peter Nyfeler<br />
<br />
<br />
== About ==<br />
My first camera I bought was an Olympus C 2000 Z in 1999 and works fine till now. In 2001, I saw this nice panoramas on the web and was fascinated. It was unbelievable for me to spinning around, up and down. Since that time I have a virus called panorama. I bought a coolpix 4500 with all the necessary parts to produce panoramas. It was a really hard time to collect all the informations about panorama shooting and panotools. Probably I took the wrong direction, because I first learned all about taking panoramas and after this I learned how to take good photos.<br />
<br />
<br />
== Homepage ==<br />
* Here my experimental [http://www.nyfeler-mueller.ch Homepage]<br />
* My last [http://www.nyfeler-mueller.ch/Ardueser/Ardueser.htm Panoramas]<br />
<br />
<br />
== Current Equipment ==<br />
'''First'''<br />
* Nikon D70<br />
* Nikkor 10.5 mm<br />
* Sigma 8 mm<br />
* [http://www.nyfeler-mueller.ch/MonoPodHead/QTVR/MonopodHeadQTVR.html Monopod Head]<br />
<br />
<br />
'''Second'''<br />
* Coolpix 4500<br />
* Fisheye Converter FC-E8<br />
* Wideangle Converter WC-E63<br />
* [http://www.nyfeler-mueller.ch/PanoHeadMulti/PanoHeadMulti.html Tripod Head]<br />
<br />
<br />
== Added items to this wiki ==<br />
* [[How to use PTEditor]]<br />
* [[How to allocate enough RAM for PTEditor]]</div>Pitdavoshttp://wiki.panotools.org/User:PitdavosUser:Pitdavos2005-03-13T10:49:55Z<p>Pitdavos: /* Current Equipment */</p>
<hr />
<div><br />
<br />
== Full Name ==<br />
Peter Nyfeler<br />
<br />
<br />
== About ==<br />
My first camera I bought was an Olympus C 2000 Z in 1999 and works fine till now. In 2001, I saw this nice panoramas on the web and was fascinated. It was unbelievable for me to spinning around, up and down. Since that time I have a virus called panorama. I bought a coolpix 4500 with all the necessary parts to produce panoramas. It was a really hard time to collect all the informations about panorama shooting and panotools. Probably I took the wrong direction, because I first learned all about taking panoramas and after this I learned how to take good photos.<br />
<br />
<br />
== Homepage ==<br />
* Here my experimental [http://www.nyfeler-mueller.ch Homepage]<br />
* My last [http://www.nyfeler-mueller.ch/Ardueser/Ardueser.htm Panoramas]<br />
<br />
<br />
== Current Equipment ==<br />
'''First'''<br />
* Nikon D70<br />
* Nikkor 10.5 mm<br />
* Sigma 8 mm<br />
* [http://www.nyfeler-mueller.ch/MonoPodHead/QTVR/MonopodHeadQTVR.html Monopod Head]<br />
<br />
<br />
'''Second'''<br />
* Coolpix 4500<br />
* Fisheye Converter FC-E8<br />
* Wideangle Converter WC-E63<br />
* [http://www.nyfeler-mueller.ch/PanoHeadMulti/PanoHeadMulti.html Tripod Head]<br />
<br />
== Added items to this wiki ==<br />
* [[How to use PTEditor]]<br />
* [[How to allocate enough RAM for PTEditor]]</div>Pitdavoshttp://wiki.panotools.org/User:PitdavosUser:Pitdavos2005-03-13T10:49:40Z<p>Pitdavos: /* Homepage */</p>
<hr />
<div><br />
<br />
== Full Name ==<br />
Peter Nyfeler<br />
<br />
<br />
== About ==<br />
My first camera I bought was an Olympus C 2000 Z in 1999 and works fine till now. In 2001, I saw this nice panoramas on the web and was fascinated. It was unbelievable for me to spinning around, up and down. Since that time I have a virus called panorama. I bought a coolpix 4500 with all the necessary parts to produce panoramas. It was a really hard time to collect all the informations about panorama shooting and panotools. Probably I took the wrong direction, because I first learned all about taking panoramas and after this I learned how to take good photos.<br />
<br />
<br />
== Homepage ==<br />
* Here my experimental [http://www.nyfeler-mueller.ch Homepage]<br />
* My last [http://www.nyfeler-mueller.ch/Ardueser/Ardueser.htm Panoramas]<br />
<br />
== Current Equipment ==<br />
'''First'''<br />
* Nikon D70<br />
* Nikkor 10.5 mm<br />
* Sigma 8 mm<br />
* [http://www.nyfeler-mueller.ch/MonoPodHead/QTVR/MonopodHeadQTVR.html Monopod Head]<br />
<br />
<br />
'''Second'''<br />
* Coolpix 4500<br />
* Fisheye Converter FC-E8<br />
* Wideangle Converter WC-E63<br />
* [http://www.nyfeler-mueller.ch/PanoHeadMulti/PanoHeadMulti.html Tripod Head]<br />
<br />
<br />
== Added items to this wiki ==<br />
* [[How to use PTEditor]]<br />
* [[How to allocate enough RAM for PTEditor]]</div>Pitdavoshttp://wiki.panotools.org/User:PitdavosUser:Pitdavos2005-03-13T10:49:27Z<p>Pitdavos: /* About */</p>
<hr />
<div><br />
<br />
== Full Name ==<br />
Peter Nyfeler<br />
<br />
<br />
== About ==<br />
My first camera I bought was an Olympus C 2000 Z in 1999 and works fine till now. In 2001, I saw this nice panoramas on the web and was fascinated. It was unbelievable for me to spinning around, up and down. Since that time I have a virus called panorama. I bought a coolpix 4500 with all the necessary parts to produce panoramas. It was a really hard time to collect all the informations about panorama shooting and panotools. Probably I took the wrong direction, because I first learned all about taking panoramas and after this I learned how to take good photos.<br />
<br />
== Homepage ==<br />
* Here my experimental [http://www.nyfeler-mueller.ch Homepage]<br />
* My last [http://www.nyfeler-mueller.ch/Ardueser/Ardueser.htm Panoramas]<br />
<br />
<br />
== Current Equipment ==<br />
'''First'''<br />
* Nikon D70<br />
* Nikkor 10.5 mm<br />
* Sigma 8 mm<br />
* [http://www.nyfeler-mueller.ch/MonoPodHead/QTVR/MonopodHeadQTVR.html Monopod Head]<br />
<br />
<br />
'''Second'''<br />
* Coolpix 4500<br />
* Fisheye Converter FC-E8<br />
* Wideangle Converter WC-E63<br />
* [http://www.nyfeler-mueller.ch/PanoHeadMulti/PanoHeadMulti.html Tripod Head]<br />
<br />
<br />
== Added items to this wiki ==<br />
* [[How to use PTEditor]]<br />
* [[How to allocate enough RAM for PTEditor]]</div>Pitdavoshttp://wiki.panotools.org/User:PitdavosUser:Pitdavos2005-03-13T10:49:02Z<p>Pitdavos: /* Full Name */</p>
<hr />
<div><br />
<br />
== Full Name ==<br />
Peter Nyfeler<br />
<br />
== About ==<br />
My first camera I bought was an Olympus C 2000 Z in 1999 and works fine till now. In 2001, I saw this nice panoramas on the web and was fascinated. It was unbelievable for me to spinning around, up and down. Since that time I have a virus called panorama. I bought a coolpix 4500 with all the necessary parts to produce panoramas. It was a really hard time to collect all the informations about panorama shooting and panotools. Probably I took the wrong direction, because I first learned all about taking panoramas and after this I learned how to take good photos.<br />
<br />
<br />
== Homepage ==<br />
* Here my experimental [http://www.nyfeler-mueller.ch Homepage]<br />
* My last [http://www.nyfeler-mueller.ch/Ardueser/Ardueser.htm Panoramas]<br />
<br />
<br />
== Current Equipment ==<br />
'''First'''<br />
* Nikon D70<br />
* Nikkor 10.5 mm<br />
* Sigma 8 mm<br />
* [http://www.nyfeler-mueller.ch/MonoPodHead/QTVR/MonopodHeadQTVR.html Monopod Head]<br />
<br />
<br />
'''Second'''<br />
* Coolpix 4500<br />
* Fisheye Converter FC-E8<br />
* Wideangle Converter WC-E63<br />
* [http://www.nyfeler-mueller.ch/PanoHeadMulti/PanoHeadMulti.html Tripod Head]<br />
<br />
<br />
== Added items to this wiki ==<br />
* [[How to use PTEditor]]<br />
* [[How to allocate enough RAM for PTEditor]]</div>Pitdavoshttp://wiki.panotools.org/User:PitdavosUser:Pitdavos2005-03-13T10:48:52Z<p>Pitdavos: /* Name */</p>
<hr />
<div><br />
== Full Name ==<br />
Peter Nyfeler<br />
<br />
== About ==<br />
My first camera I bought was an Olympus C 2000 Z in 1999 and works fine till now. In 2001, I saw this nice panoramas on the web and was fascinated. It was unbelievable for me to spinning around, up and down. Since that time I have a virus called panorama. I bought a coolpix 4500 with all the necessary parts to produce panoramas. It was a really hard time to collect all the informations about panorama shooting and panotools. Probably I took the wrong direction, because I first learned all about taking panoramas and after this I learned how to take good photos.<br />
<br />
<br />
== Homepage ==<br />
* Here my experimental [http://www.nyfeler-mueller.ch Homepage]<br />
* My last [http://www.nyfeler-mueller.ch/Ardueser/Ardueser.htm Panoramas]<br />
<br />
<br />
== Current Equipment ==<br />
'''First'''<br />
* Nikon D70<br />
* Nikkor 10.5 mm<br />
* Sigma 8 mm<br />
* [http://www.nyfeler-mueller.ch/MonoPodHead/QTVR/MonopodHeadQTVR.html Monopod Head]<br />
<br />
<br />
'''Second'''<br />
* Coolpix 4500<br />
* Fisheye Converter FC-E8<br />
* Wideangle Converter WC-E63<br />
* [http://www.nyfeler-mueller.ch/PanoHeadMulti/PanoHeadMulti.html Tripod Head]<br />
<br />
<br />
== Added items to this wiki ==<br />
* [[How to use PTEditor]]<br />
* [[How to allocate enough RAM for PTEditor]]</div>Pitdavoshttp://wiki.panotools.org/User:PitdavosUser:Pitdavos2005-03-13T10:48:29Z<p>Pitdavos: /* Added items to this wiki */</p>
<hr />
<div>== Name ==<br />
Peter Nyfeler<br />
<br />
<br />
== About ==<br />
My first camera I bought was an Olympus C 2000 Z in 1999 and works fine till now. In 2001, I saw this nice panoramas on the web and was fascinated. It was unbelievable for me to spinning around, up and down. Since that time I have a virus called panorama. I bought a coolpix 4500 with all the necessary parts to produce panoramas. It was a really hard time to collect all the informations about panorama shooting and panotools. Probably I took the wrong direction, because I first learned all about taking panoramas and after this I learned how to take good photos.<br />
<br />
<br />
== Homepage ==<br />
* Here my experimental [http://www.nyfeler-mueller.ch Homepage]<br />
* My last [http://www.nyfeler-mueller.ch/Ardueser/Ardueser.htm Panoramas]<br />
<br />
<br />
== Current Equipment ==<br />
'''First'''<br />
* Nikon D70<br />
* Nikkor 10.5 mm<br />
* Sigma 8 mm<br />
* [http://www.nyfeler-mueller.ch/MonoPodHead/QTVR/MonopodHeadQTVR.html Monopod Head]<br />
<br />
<br />
'''Second'''<br />
* Coolpix 4500<br />
* Fisheye Converter FC-E8<br />
* Wideangle Converter WC-E63<br />
* [http://www.nyfeler-mueller.ch/PanoHeadMulti/PanoHeadMulti.html Tripod Head]<br />
<br />
<br />
== Added items to this wiki ==<br />
* [[How to use PTEditor]]<br />
* [[How to allocate enough RAM for PTEditor]]</div>Pitdavoshttp://wiki.panotools.org/User:PitdavosUser:Pitdavos2005-03-13T10:48:16Z<p>Pitdavos: /* Current Equipment */</p>
<hr />
<div>== Name ==<br />
Peter Nyfeler<br />
<br />
<br />
== About ==<br />
My first camera I bought was an Olympus C 2000 Z in 1999 and works fine till now. In 2001, I saw this nice panoramas on the web and was fascinated. It was unbelievable for me to spinning around, up and down. Since that time I have a virus called panorama. I bought a coolpix 4500 with all the necessary parts to produce panoramas. It was a really hard time to collect all the informations about panorama shooting and panotools. Probably I took the wrong direction, because I first learned all about taking panoramas and after this I learned how to take good photos.<br />
<br />
<br />
== Homepage ==<br />
* Here my experimental [http://www.nyfeler-mueller.ch Homepage]<br />
* My last [http://www.nyfeler-mueller.ch/Ardueser/Ardueser.htm Panoramas]<br />
<br />
<br />
== Current Equipment ==<br />
'''First'''<br />
* Nikon D70<br />
* Nikkor 10.5 mm<br />
* Sigma 8 mm<br />
* [http://www.nyfeler-mueller.ch/MonoPodHead/QTVR/MonopodHeadQTVR.html Monopod Head]<br />
<br />
<br />
'''Second'''<br />
* Coolpix 4500<br />
* Fisheye Converter FC-E8<br />
* Wideangle Converter WC-E63<br />
* [http://www.nyfeler-mueller.ch/PanoHeadMulti/PanoHeadMulti.html Tripod Head]<br />
<br />
== Added items to this wiki ==<br />
* [[How to use PTEditor]]<br />
* [[How to allocate enough RAM for PTEditor]]</div>Pitdavoshttp://wiki.panotools.org/User:PitdavosUser:Pitdavos2005-03-13T10:47:13Z<p>Pitdavos: /* Homepage */</p>
<hr />
<div>== Name ==<br />
Peter Nyfeler<br />
<br />
<br />
== About ==<br />
My first camera I bought was an Olympus C 2000 Z in 1999 and works fine till now. In 2001, I saw this nice panoramas on the web and was fascinated. It was unbelievable for me to spinning around, up and down. Since that time I have a virus called panorama. I bought a coolpix 4500 with all the necessary parts to produce panoramas. It was a really hard time to collect all the informations about panorama shooting and panotools. Probably I took the wrong direction, because I first learned all about taking panoramas and after this I learned how to take good photos.<br />
<br />
<br />
== Homepage ==<br />
* Here my experimental [http://www.nyfeler-mueller.ch Homepage]<br />
* My last [http://www.nyfeler-mueller.ch/Ardueser/Ardueser.htm Panoramas]<br />
<br />
== Current Equipment ==<br />
'''First'''<br />
* Nikon D70<br />
* Nikkor 10.5 mm<br />
* Sigma 8 mm<br />
* [http://www.nyfeler-mueller.ch/MonoPodHead/QTVR/MonopodHeadQTVR.html Monopod Head]<br />
<br />
<br />
'''Second'''<br />
* Coolpix 4500<br />
* Fisheye Converter FC-E8<br />
* Wideangle Converter WC-E63<br />
* [http://www.nyfeler-mueller.ch/PanoHeadMulti/PanoHeadMulti.html Tripod Head]<br />
<br />
== Added items to this wiki ==<br />
* [[How to use PTEditor]]<br />
* [[How to allocate enough RAM for PTEditor]]</div>Pitdavoshttp://wiki.panotools.org/User:PitdavosUser:Pitdavos2005-03-13T10:46:25Z<p>Pitdavos: /* Current Equipment */</p>
<hr />
<div>== Name ==<br />
Peter Nyfeler<br />
<br />
<br />
== About ==<br />
My first camera I bought was an Olympus C 2000 Z in 1999 and works fine till now. In 2001, I saw this nice panoramas on the web and was fascinated. It was unbelievable for me to spinning around, up and down. Since that time I have a virus called panorama. I bought a coolpix 4500 with all the necessary parts to produce panoramas. It was a really hard time to collect all the informations about panorama shooting and panotools. Probably I took the wrong direction, because I first learned all about taking panoramas and after this I learned how to take good photos.<br />
<br />
<br />
== Homepage ==<br />
Here my experimental [http://www.nyfeler-mueller.ch Homepage]<br />
My last [http://www.nyfeler-mueller.ch/Ardueser/Ardueser.htm Panoramas]<br />
<br />
<br />
== Current Equipment ==<br />
'''First'''<br />
* Nikon D70<br />
* Nikkor 10.5 mm<br />
* Sigma 8 mm<br />
* [http://www.nyfeler-mueller.ch/MonoPodHead/QTVR/MonopodHeadQTVR.html Monopod Head]<br />
<br />
<br />
'''Second'''<br />
* Coolpix 4500<br />
* Fisheye Converter FC-E8<br />
* Wideangle Converter WC-E63<br />
* [http://www.nyfeler-mueller.ch/PanoHeadMulti/PanoHeadMulti.html Tripod Head]<br />
<br />
== Added items to this wiki ==<br />
* [[How to use PTEditor]]<br />
* [[How to allocate enough RAM for PTEditor]]</div>Pitdavoshttp://wiki.panotools.org/User:PitdavosUser:Pitdavos2005-03-13T10:38:46Z<p>Pitdavos: /* Added items to this wiki */</p>
<hr />
<div>== Name ==<br />
Peter Nyfeler<br />
<br />
<br />
== About ==<br />
My first camera I bought was an Olympus C 2000 Z in 1999 and works fine till now. In 2001, I saw this nice panoramas on the web and was fascinated. It was unbelievable for me to spinning around, up and down. Since that time I have a virus called panorama. I bought a coolpix 4500 with all the necessary parts to produce panoramas. It was a really hard time to collect all the informations about panorama shooting and panotools. Probably I took the wrong direction, because I first learned all about taking panoramas and after this I learned how to take good photos.<br />
<br />
<br />
== Homepage ==<br />
Here my experimental [http://www.nyfeler-mueller.ch Homepage]<br />
My last [http://www.nyfeler-mueller.ch/Ardueser/Ardueser.htm Panoramas]<br />
<br />
<br />
== Current Equipment ==<br />
'''First'''<br />
* Nikon D70<br />
* Nikkor 10.5 mm<br />
* Sigma 8 mm<br />
<br />
<br />
'''Second'''<br />
* Coolpix 4500<br />
* Fisheye Converter FC-E8<br />
* Wideangle Converter WC-E63<br />
<br />
<br />
== Added items to this wiki ==<br />
* [[How to use PTEditor]]<br />
* [[How to allocate enough RAM for PTEditor]]</div>Pitdavoshttp://wiki.panotools.org/User:PitdavosUser:Pitdavos2005-03-13T10:37:22Z<p>Pitdavos: </p>
<hr />
<div>== Name ==<br />
Peter Nyfeler<br />
<br />
<br />
== About ==<br />
My first camera I bought was an Olympus C 2000 Z in 1999 and works fine till now. In 2001, I saw this nice panoramas on the web and was fascinated. It was unbelievable for me to spinning around, up and down. Since that time I have a virus called panorama. I bought a coolpix 4500 with all the necessary parts to produce panoramas. It was a really hard time to collect all the informations about panorama shooting and panotools. Probably I took the wrong direction, because I first learned all about taking panoramas and after this I learned how to take good photos.<br />
<br />
<br />
== Homepage ==<br />
Here my experimental [http://www.nyfeler-mueller.ch Homepage]<br />
My last [http://www.nyfeler-mueller.ch/Ardueser/Ardueser.htm Panoramas]<br />
<br />
<br />
== Current Equipment ==<br />
'''First'''<br />
* Nikon D70<br />
* Nikkor 10.5 mm<br />
* Sigma 8 mm<br />
<br />
<br />
'''Second'''<br />
* Coolpix 4500<br />
* Fisheye Converter FC-E8<br />
* Wideangle Converter WC-E63<br />
<br />
<br />
== Added items to this wiki ==<br />
[[How to use PTEditor]]</div>Pitdavoshttp://wiki.panotools.org/User:PitdavosUser:Pitdavos2005-03-13T10:24:01Z<p>Pitdavos: </p>
<hr />
<div>My first camera I bought was an Olympus C 2000 Z in 1999 and works fine till now. In 2001, I saw this nice panoramas on the web and was fascinated. It was unbelievable for me to spinning around, up and down. Since that time I have a virus called panorama. I bought a coolpix 4500 with all the necessary parts to produce panoramas. It was a really hard time to collect all the informations about panorama shooting and panotools. Probably I took the wrong direction, because I first learned all about taking panoramas and after this I learned how to take good photos.</div>Pitdavos